UP - Palisade Canyon Bridge No. 1

Map 

Facts 

Overview

Pratt through truss bridge over Humboldt River on railroad

Location

Carlin, Eureka County, Nevada

Status

Destroyed by derailment

History

Built 1906; Destroyed and replaced 2008

Railroads

- Southern Pacific Railroad (SP)
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)

Design

Pratt through truss

Approximate latitude, longitude

+40.60977, -116.19814   (decimal degrees)
40°36'35" N, 116°11'53" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

11/567834/4495747 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Palisade

Inventory number

BH 57520 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• February 11, 2015: Updated by Luke: Destroyed by derailment in 2008
• August 11, 2013: Added by Craig Philpott

Sources 

• Craig Philpott - craigphilpott63 [at] gmail [dot] com
• Luke
• KVTN - CBS 2 - Article + Imagery

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