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BGCM - Lapwai Creek Bridge

Nez Perce County, Idaho

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Description 

Used secondhand girder of unknown origin, stored at Tacoma until reuse in 1916. Information from NPRHA.org Online Collection

Facts 

Overview
Deck plate girder bridge over Lapwai Creek on BG&CM Railroad
Location
Nez Perce County, Idaho
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1916 using a secondhand girder
Railroads
- Bountiful Grain & Craig Mountain Railroad (BG&CM)
- Camas Prairie Railroad (CSP)
- Northern Pacific Railroad (NP)
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
Design
Deck plate girder
Dimensions
Span length: 60.0 ft.
Total length: 60.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+46.44829, -116.81734   (decimal degrees)
46°26'54" N, 116°49'02" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
11/514029/5143874 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 81190 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Bountiful Grain & Craig Mountain Railroad (7)
Built 1916 (673)
Built during 1910s (9,415)
Camas Prairie Railroad (17)
Deck girder (5,375)
Girder (9,598)
Idaho (444)
Nez Perce County, Idaho (23)
Northern Pacific Railroad (377)
 Open (38,807)
Owned by railroad (11,688)
Plate girder (7,392)
Railroad (14,919)
Relocated (841)
Span length 50-75 feet (9,775)
Total length 50-75 feet (9,065)
Union Pacific Railroad (2,311)

Update Log 

  • January 31, 2020: Updated by John Marvig: noted relocation from NP AFE files
  • April 12, 2018: Added by John Marvig

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