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UP - American Falls Bridge

Power County, Idaho

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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

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Street View 

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 

12-panel truss (41)
American Falls, Idaho (1)
Built 1927 (840)
Built during 1920s (9,725)
Deck girder (5,522)
Deck truss (1,669)
Girder (9,774)
Have street view (26,183)
Idaho (446)
Open (39,137)
Owned by railroad (11,917)
 Plate girder (7,560)
Power County, Idaho (3)
Pratt deck truss (345)
Pratt truss (9,057)
Railroad (15,048)
Riveted (2,142)
Snake River (55)
Span length 250-500 feet (1,163)
Total length 500-1000 feet (2,777)
Truss (32,073)
Union Pacific Railroad (2,328)

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

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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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