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B.N.S.F. - Cowlitz River Bridge

Cowlitz County, Washington
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Cowlitz River Railroad Bridge

Photo taken by Michael Goff on July 20, 2008

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Overview
Scherzer rolling lift bridge over Cowlitz River on B.N.S.F. Railroad in Longview
Location
Longview, Cowlitz County, Washington
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1908 in Long Beach, CA, Moved to Longview 1934
Design
The Cowlitz River Railroad bridge is a four span through truss bridge with a Scherzer rolling bascule lift span. The lift span was originally constructed in 1908 over the San Gabriel River in Long Beach, California. The span was moved to Longview in 1934.
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 200.0 ft.
Total length: 700.0 ft.
Also called
Port of Longview Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+46.10364, -122.89308   (decimal degrees)
46°06'13" N, 122°53'35" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
10/508263/5105568 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Rainier
Inventory number
BH 38511 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Bascule (559)
Built 1908 (421)
Built during 1900s (4,246)
Cowlitz County, Washington (26)
Cowlitz River (14)
Longview, Washington (6)
Movable (1,355)
Open (28,305)
Owned by railroad (4,039)
 Railroad (4,070)
Scherzer-type rolling lift (12)
Span length 175-250 feet (1,483)
Through truss (9,205)
Total length 500-1000 feet (1,805)
Truss (23,566)
Warren through truss (926)
Warren truss (3,957)
Washington (843)

Update Log 

  • January 12, 2009: Added by Michael Goff

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Sources 

  • Mike Goff - michael [dot] goff [at] hotmail [dot] com
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Cowlitz River - B.N.S.F. Bridge
Posted November 8, 2009, by Robert Thompson

It sure looks like it was built as a bascule bridge.