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BNSF - Powder River Bridge

Prairie County, Montana

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BNSF - Powder River Bridge

View from the south

Photo taken by David Jones in November 2015

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BH Photo #366333

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Facts 

Overview
Warren through truss bridge over Powder River on BNSF Railway
Location
Prairie County, Montana
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1921, Deck Girders added 1925
Railroads
- BNSF Railway (BNSF)
- Burlington Northern Railroad (BN)
- Northern Pacific Railroad (NP)
Design
Warren through truss
Also called
NP - Powder River Bridge
BN - Powder River Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+46.73763, -105.42927   (decimal degrees)
46°44'15" N, 105°25'45" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
13/467204/5176097 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Zero
Inventory number
BH 65748 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

BNSF Railway (1,167)
Built 1921 (519)
Built during 1920s (9,149)
Burlington Northern Railroad (334)
Deck girder (4,807)
Girder (8,626)
Montana (671)
Northern Pacific Railroad (270)
Open (37,476)
 Owned by railroad (10,486)
Plate girder (6,607)
Prairie County, Montana (9)
Railroad (13,851)
Through truss (13,232)
Truss (29,972)
Warren through truss (1,508)
Warren truss (5,963)

Update Log 

  • March 21, 2018: Updated by John Marvig: Added Build Date from NP Bridge Book
  • October 2, 2016: New photos from David Jones

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