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BNSF - Coram Bridge

Flathead County, Montana

Photos 

Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

View photos at Library of Congress

BH Photo #119488

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Two-span Baltimore deck truss bridge over Flathead River on the BNSF Railroad
Location
Flathead County, Montana
Status
Demolished and replaced.
History
Built ca. 1900
Railroads
- BNSF Railway (BNSF)
- Burlington Northern Railroad (BN)
- Great Northern Railway (GN)
- Northern Pacific Railway (NP)
Design
Baltimore deck truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 210.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+48.40938, -114.05351   (decimal degrees)
48°24'34" N, 114°03'13" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
11/718039/5365997 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Hungry Horse
Inventory number
BH 37040 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

BNSF Railway (1,589)
Baltimore deck truss (37)
Baltimore truss (385)
Built during 1900s (7,636)
Burlington Northern Railroad (507)
Deck truss (1,925)
Flathead County, Montana (31)
Great Northern Railway (396)
HAER documented (1,122)
 Lost (28,468)
Montana (843)
Northern Pacific Railway (456)
Pin-connected (4,696)
Railroad (16,457)
Replaced by new bridge (19,360)
Span length 175-250 feet (2,058)
Truss (35,452)

Update Log 

  • January 24, 2022: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • July 29, 2014: Updated by Nathan Holth: This bridge has been demolished and replaced, based on Google.
  • March 26, 2012: Updated by Craig Philpott: corrected location
  • August 2, 2008: Added by James Baughn

Sources 

  • HAER MT-20 - Coram Bridge, Spanning Flathead River, Coram vicinity, Flathead County, MT
  • James Baughn - webmaster [at] bridgehunter [dot] com
  • Craig Philpott - craigphilpott63 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Nathan Holth
  • Geoff Hubbs

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