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View Of Downstream Side Of Bridge From East Bank Looking Northwest

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View Of Upstream Side Of Bridge From East Bank Looking Southwest

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Map 

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Facts 

Overview
Concrete and stone arch bridge over Baring Creek on the Going-to-the-Sun Road
Location
Glacier National Park, Glacier County, Montana
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1931
Builder
- A. Guthrie & Co.
Design
Reinforced concrete arch bridge with stone facade
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 71.9 ft.
Total length: 71.9 ft.
Deck width: 24.3 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+48.67806, -113.59583   (decimal degrees)
48°40'41" N, 113°35'45" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
12/308921/5394919 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Rising Sun
Inventory number
BH 23044 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 08/2007)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 53.1 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2003)
1,000

Update Log 

  • August 2, 2008: New photos from James Baughn

Sources 

  • HAER MT-82 - Baring Creek Bridge, Spanning Baring Creek at Going-to-the-Sun Road, West Glacier, Flathead County, MT
  • James Baughn - webmaster [at] bridgehunter [dot] com