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UP - Eagle River Bridge (Eagle)

Eagle County, Colorado

Photos 

Photo taken by Steve Conro in July 2017

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BH Photo #399300

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview
Pratt Deck Truss Bridge over Eagle River on Union Pacific Railroad
Location
Eagle, Eagle County, Colorado
Status
Intact but closed to all traffic
Railroads
- Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad (DRGW)
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
Design
Pratt deck truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 146.0 ft.
Total length: 230.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.65666, -106.82752   (decimal degrees)
39°39'24" N, 106°49'39" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
13/343219/4391246 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Eagle
Inventory number
BH 63154 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

7-panel truss (473)
Closed (2,760)
Colorado (744)
Deck girder (6,305)
Deck truss (1,927)
Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad (181)
Eagle County, Colorado (58)
Eagle, Colorado (4)
Girder (11,173)
Have street view (28,917)
 Owned by railroad (13,504)
Pin-connected (4,712)
Plate girder (8,728)
Pratt deck truss (407)
Pratt truss (10,306)
Railroad (16,463)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,421)
Total length 175-250 feet (4,481)
Truss (35,501)
Union Pacific Railroad (2,474)

Update Log 

  • April 1, 2020: Updated by John Marvig: added information
  • August 6, 2017: New photos from Steve Conro
  • October 28, 2014: Added by Royce and Bobette Haley

Sources 

  • Royce and Bobette Haley - roycehaley111 [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • Steve Conro - sconro [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • John Marvig - marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com

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