UP - American Falls Bridge

Photos 

American Falls Dam Bridge

Union Pacific Railraod Bridge corssing in front of the American Falls Dam. this is the view from the park near the dam.

Photo taken by Jolly Goodfellow

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BH Photo #245853

Map 

Street View 

• From ID-39

Facts 

Overview

Pratt deck truss bridge over Snake River on Union Pacific Railroad (UP)

Location

American Falls, Power County, Idaho

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1927, Raised and strengthed 1970's

Railroad

- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)

Design

Pratt deck truss with nine steel plate girder approach spans

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 250.0 ft.
Total length: 960.0 ft.
Deck width: 15.0 ft.

Also called

American Falls Railroad Bridge
UP - Snake River Bridge

Approximate latitude, longitude

+42.77774, -112.87426   (decimal degrees)
42°46'40" N, 112°52'27" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

12/346680/4737837 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

American Falls

Inventory number

BH 51871 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• August 4, 2018: New photos from Leslie R trick
• December 29, 2012: New photos from Jolly Goodfellow
• March 25, 2012: Added by Mike Goff

Related Bridges 

• EIRR - Snake River Bridge (Downstream) - Eight modern bridges between structures
• Snake River Bridge (Upstream) - Three modern bridges between structures

Sources 

• Mike Goff - michael [dot] goff [at] hotmail [dot] com
• Jolly Goodfellow
• Leslie R Trick - Leslie [dot] Trick [at] gmail [dot] com

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