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Green River Bridge

Uintah County, Utah

Photos 

3/4 View Of South Side Of Bridge, Looking Northwest

Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

View photos at Library of Congress

BH Photo #218752

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Green River on US Hwy. 40
Location
Uintah County, Utah
Status
Replaced by new bridge
History
Built 1933; Replaced in 1993
Builder
- James J. Burke & Co. of Salt Lake City, Utah
Design
3-span Parker through truss bridge with riveted connections and M-frame portal bracing
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 174.9 ft.
Total length: 585.0 ft.
Deck width: 24.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.37000, -109.33333   (decimal degrees)
40°22'12" N, 109°19'60" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
12/641498/4470158 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Jensen
Inventory number
BH 49926 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1933 (604)
Built during 1930s (10,865)
James J. Burke & Co. (4)
Lost (20,023)
Lost 1993 (437)
Lost during 1990s (3,766)
Owned by state (14,418)
Parker through truss (1,197)
Parker truss (1,557)
 Replaced by new bridge (13,258)
Span length 125-175 feet (3,872)
Structurally deficient (17,792)
Through truss (13,269)
Total length 500-1000 feet (2,583)
Truss (30,033)
Uintah County, Utah (4)
Utah (257)

Update Log 

  • October 26, 2011: Added by Jason Smith

Sources 

  • Jason Smith - flensburg [dot] bridgehunter [dot] av [at] googlemail [dot] com
  • HAER UT-50 - Jensen Bridge, Spanning Green River at Town of Jensen, Jensen, Uintah, UT

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