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B.N.S.F. - Rock Island Bridge

Douglas County, Washington, and Chelan County, Washington
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Overview
Through truss bridge over Columbia River on single track of BNSF Railway in Rock Island
Location
Rock Island, Douglas County, Washington, and Chelan County, Washington
Status
Open to traffic
History
Originally built for the Great Northern Railway in 1892, the main span was reinforced in 1925
Design
Pennsylvania through truss with a Camelback profile
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 416.5 ft.
Total length: 875.2 ft.
Also called
Rock Island Railroad Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+47.36686, -120.15372   (decimal degrees)
47°22'01" N, 120°09'13" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
10/714897/5249861 (zone/easting/northing)
Elevation
669 ft. above sea level
USGS topographic map
Malaga
Inventory number
BH 38536 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (3,822)
Built 1892 (86)
Built during 1890s (1,556)
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway (465)
Chelan County, Washington (36)
Columbia River (35)
Douglas County, Washington (7)
Great Northern Railway (88)
Open (28,322)
 Owned by railroad (4,053)
Pennsylvania truss (308)
Railroad (4,084)
Rock Island, Washington (1)
Span length 250-500 feet (863)
Through truss (9,212)
Total length 500-1000 feet (1,805)
Truss (23,578)
Washington (844)

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Rock Island Railroad Bridge
Posted March 27, 2009, by Steven Featherkile (sfeatherkile [at] wildblue [dot] net)

The Great Northern Railway needed a stronger bridge to carry the heavier traffic and locomotives that were being used at the time. Rather than build a temporary bridge while this one was rebuilt, it was decided to build the stronger bridge on the outside of the original bridge. Railroad traffic was never stopped. This is one of the most interesting bridges I've ever seen, especially from a boat underneath. It is strangely handsome, it a brutish sort of way.