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CWRR - Yakima River Bridge (Gibbon)

Benton County, Washington

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Bridge on fire

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View this photo at tri-cityherald.com

BH Photo #480802

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Overview
Deck plate girder bridge over Yakima River on Central Washington Railroad
Location
Benton County, Washington
Status
Destroyed by fire
History
Built 1941, Approaches rebuilt 1961 and 1965; Burned September 8th, 2020
Railroads
- BNSF Railway (BNSF)
- Central Washington Railroad (CWRR)
- Northern Pacific Railroad (NP)
Design
Wooden trestle with Deck plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 105.0 ft.
Total length: 679.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+46.23797, -119.66643   (decimal degrees)
46°14'17" N, 119°39'59" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
11/294422/5123944 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 90544 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

BNSF Railway (1,515)
Beam (15,802)
Benton County, Washington (27)
Built 1941 (468)
Built during 1940s (4,106)
Central Washington Railroad (2)
Deck girder (5,777)
Destroyed by fire (198)
Girder (10,299)
Have street view (27,065)
Lost (24,968)
 Lost 2020 (109)
Lost during 2020s (125)
Northern Pacific Railroad (388)
Owned by railroad (12,498)
Plate girder (7,983)
Railroad (15,601)
Span length 100-125 feet (4,409)
Timber stringer (4,028)
Total length 500-1000 feet (2,878)
Washington (1,314)
Yakima River (32)

Update Log 

  • October 27, 2020: New Street View added by Alexander D. Mitchell IV
  • September 9, 2020: New photo from John Bernhisel
  • September 8, 2020: Added by John Marvig

Sources 

  • John Marvig - marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • John Bernhisel - Johnmbernhisel [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Alexander D. Mitchell IV
  • Tri-City Herald - Video of collapse

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