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BNSF - Salt Creek Bridge (Ashland West)

Saunders County, Nebraska

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BNSF Salt Creek Bridge (Ashland West)

Upper Angle Connection

Photo taken by John Marvig in January 2017

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BH Photo #381037

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Overview
Pratt through truss bridge over Salt Creek on BNSF Railway
Location
Ashland, Saunders County, Nebraska
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1908, Approaches Rebuilt 1952
Builder
- American Bridge Co. of New York (Approaches)
Railroads
- BNSF Railway (BNSF)
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad (CBQ)
Design
Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 105.0 ft.
Total length: 460.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.04575, -96.35505   (decimal degrees)
41°02'45" N, 96°21'18" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
14/722301/4547206 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Ashland East
Inventory number
BH 75834 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

5-panel truss (460)
American Bridge Co. (1,255)
Ashland, Nebraska (3)
BNSF Railway (1,150)
Beam (12,917)
Built 1908 (629)
Built during 1900s (6,454)
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad (389)
Nebraska (1,408)
Open (37,140)
Owned by railroad (10,360)
 Pratt through truss (4,704)
Pratt truss (8,179)
Railroad (13,733)
Riveted (1,964)
Saunders County, Nebraska (70)
Span length 100-125 feet (4,096)
Steel stringer (5,092)
Through truss (13,178)
Timber stringer (3,439)
Total length 250-500 feet (4,724)
Truss (29,876)

Update Log 

  • March 1, 2017: New photos from John Marvig
  • February 28, 2017: Added by John Marvig

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