BNSF - Gassman Coulee Trestle

Photos 

Looking west

Photo taken 1999 by Jason Smith

BH Photo #108035

Map 

Street View 

• View from west, on Cty Hwy 17

Description 

Facts 

Overview

Steel girder trestle over the Gassman Coulee on the BNSF Railway, west of Minot

Location

Ward County, North Dakota

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1899, replacing an 1887 wooden trestle bridge that was destroyed by tornado in August 14, 1898.

Railroad

- BNSF Railway (BNSF)

Design

Deck plate girder

Dimensions

Total length: 1,792.0 ft.

Also called

Gassman Coulee Bridge

Approximate latitude, longitude

+48.22978, -101.38616   (decimal degrees)
48°13'47" N, 101°23'10" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

14/322800/5344592 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Minot NW

Inventory number

BH 23726 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• June 14, 2017: New photos from Tom Phelan
• December 27, 2015: New photo from Charles Kuehn
• May 24, 2013: New photo from Luke Harden
• May 15, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Added categories "Great Northern Railway", "Amtrak"
• May 15, 2013: Updated by Nathan Holth: Added date, length, and other history.
• March 10, 2012: New photo from Craig Philpott
• July 16, 2011: New Street View added by Bob Morgan
• April 18, 2010: New photo from Nathan Morton
• November 17, 2009: Updated by J Lance: Added coordinates
• July 29, 2009: Updated by J Lance: Corrected name of bridge
• July 18, 2009: Updated by J Lance: Corrected name of valley
• December 7, 2005: Posted photos from Jason Smith

Sources 

• Jason Smith - flensburg [dot] bridgehunter [dot] av [at] googlemail [dot] com
• J Lance - bugo [at] hotmail [dot] com
• Nathan Morton - morton890 [at] yahoo [dot] com
• Bob Morgan - morgans212 [at] att [dot] net
• Craig Philpott - craigphilpott63 [at] gmail [dot] com
• ND Historical Society bridge photos
• Nathan Holth
• Luke
• Charles Kuehn
• Tom Phelan - thomasp335 [at] aol [dot] com

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