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B.N.S.F. - Columbia Slough Bridge

Photo taken by Michael Goff on September 27, 2010

BH Photo #179812

Overview: Pratt through truss bridge over Columbia Slough on BNSF Railway in Portland
Location: Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1908
Builders: - American Bridge Co. of New York (Steel Fabricator)
- Ralph Modjeski of Bochnia, Poland (Engineer)
Railroads: - Amtrak (AMTK)
- Amtrak Cascades
- BNSF Railway (BNSF)
- Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway (SPS)
Design: The Columbia Slough Bridge is a standard railroad Pratt through truss from the early twentieth century. The bridge is one of seven Ralph Modjeski bridges on or over the "North Bank Road"
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 160.0 ft.
Total length: 305.0 ft.
Also called: North Portland Slough Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +45.60000, -122.71889 (decimal degrees)
45°36'00" N, 122°43'08" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 10/521923/5049644 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Portland
Inventory number: BH 39788 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

January 12, 2014: Updated by Luke Harden: Added category "Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway"
August 6, 2013: Updated by Clark Vance: Added categories "Pin-connected", "6-panel truss"
July 31, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Added categories "Amtrak Cascades", "Amtrak"
September 28, 2010: New photos from Michael Goff
September 7, 2010: New Street View added by Michael Goff
February 9, 2009: Added by Michael Goff