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BN - W. Fork Little Bear Creek Bridge

Latah County, Idaho

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Description 

Relocated from Bridge #539; Yellowstone Division. This bridge crossed Pryor Creek at Huntley, Montana. Information from NPRHA.org Online Collection

Facts 

Overview
Warren pony truss bridge over West Fork Little Bear Creek on Abandoned Burlington Northern Railroad
Location
Latah County, Idaho
Status
Intact but closed to all traffic
History
Built 1911 using a secondhand 1897 truss
Railroads
- Burlington Northern Railroad (BN)
- Northern Pacific Railway (NP)
Design
Warren pony truss (also known as a "through lattice girder"
Dimensions
Span length: 85.0 ft.
Total length: 85.0 ft.
Also called
NP Bridge #186
NP Bridge #105
Latah Trail - W. Fork Little Bear Creek Bridge #6 (Future)
Approximate latitude, longitude
+46.67298, -116.70957   (decimal degrees)
46°40'23" N, 116°42'34" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
11/522214/5168865 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 94228 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (8,332)
Built 1897 (284)
Built during 1890s (3,189)
Burlington Northern Railroad (507)
Closed (2,757)
Idaho (552)
Latah County, Idaho (20)
Northern Pacific Railway (456)
Owned by county (21,600)
 Pony truss (17,004)
Railroad (16,453)
Relocated (1,035)
Riveted (2,507)
Span length 75-100 feet (6,651)
Total length 75-100 feet (6,780)
Truss (35,396)
Warren pony truss (3,554)
Warren truss (6,997)

Update Log 

  • September 4, 2021: Added by John Marvig

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BN - W. Fork Little Bear Creek Bridge
Posted September 4, 2021, by John Marvig (marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com)

I am assuming this bridge is a shorter version of this design:

https://bridgehunter.com/mt/ravalli/bitterroot-railroad/