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B.N.S.F. - 6th Street Viaduct

Clark County, Washington
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6th Street Viaduct

from southwest

Photo taken by Michael Goff on January 21, 2009

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Overview
Concrete stringer bridge over W 6th St, W 5 St, Grant Ave. on BNSF Railway in Vancouver
Location
Vancouver, Clark County, Washington
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1907
Design
Reinforced concrete beam bridge carrying the BNSF Railway Columbia River Line east of Portland/Vancouver.
The 6th Street Viaduct is one of the oldest reinforced concrete bridges in Washington State.
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 34.1 ft.
Total length: 487.9 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+45.62583, -122.67861   (decimal degrees)
45°37'33" N, 122°40'43" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
10/525053/5052526 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Portland
Inventory number
BH 38549 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Average daily traffic (as of 1999)
2,073

Categories 

"Truck-Eating" (11)
Beam (6,056)
Built 1907 (375)
Built during 1900s (4,247)
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway (465)
Clark County, Washington (23)
Concrete stringer (271)
Have street view (9,908)
 Open (28,319)
Owned by railroad (4,052)
Railroad (4,084)
Span length 25-50 feet (10,056)
Total length 250-500 feet (3,372)
Vancouver, Washington (3)
Washington (844)

Update Log 

  • September 9, 2010: New Street View added by Michael Goff
  • January 21, 2009: Added by Michael Goff

Sources 

  • Mike Goff - michael [dot] goff [at] hotmail [dot] com
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BNSF 6th Street Viaduct
Posted February 23, 2010, by Michael Goff (michael [dot] goff [at] odot [dot] state [dot] or [dot] us)

Earl, is this realignment and replacement you are refering to part of the Columbia River Crossing Project or is BNSF planning some work in Vancouver?

BNSF 6th Street Viaduct
Posted February 22, 2010, by Earl Poulsen (thedanishduke [at] yahoo [dot] com)

This structure is do to be domolished with realignment and closure to some the of the rail crossings.