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NP - Yellowstone River Bridge #5 (Old)

Yellowstone County, Montana

Photos 

Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923

BH Photo #354330

Map 

Street View 

Description 

Moved to Yakima, Washington and North Bend, Washington. Information from NPRHA.org Online Collection

Facts 

Overview
Pratt through truss bridge over Yellowstone River on Northern Pacific Railroad
Location
Lockwood, Yellowstone County, Montana
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1891; Replaced 1922 and moved to Washington State
Builder
- Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois
Railroad
- Northern Pacific Railroad (NP)
Design
Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 160.0 ft.
Total length: 480.0 ft.
Also called
NP Bridge #223
NP Bridge #565
Approximate latitude, longitude
+45.79586, -108.47024   (decimal degrees)
45°47'45" N, 108°28'13" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
12/696602/5074478 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Billings East
Inventory number
BH 72418 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,562)
6-panel truss (645)
Billings, Montana (4)
Built 1891 (228)
Built during 1890s (2,982)
Have street view (26,938)
Lassig Bridge & Iron Works (220)
Lockwood, Montana (2)
Lost (24,723)
Lost 1922 (62)
Lost during 1920s (477)
Montana (802)
Northern Pacific Railroad (387)
 Owned by railroad (12,415)
Pin-connected (3,901)
Pratt through truss (5,388)
Pratt truss (9,295)
Railroad (15,411)
Replaced by new bridge (16,571)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,219)
Through truss (15,056)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,224)
Truss (32,776)
Yellowstone County, Montana (22)
Yellowstone River (44)

Update Log 

  • January 31, 2020: Updated by John Marvig: Added information from NP bridge records
  • September 6, 2016: New Street View added by Dana and Kay Klein
  • September 6, 2016: New photos from David Jones
  • June 3, 2016: Updated by Luke: Added

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