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PSAP - Porter Creek Bridge

Grays Harbor County, Washington

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North Approach

Photo taken by Mike Garland in April 2015

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BH Photo #331480

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Description 

Information from NPRHA.org Online Collection

Facts 

Overview
Through plate girder Bridge over Porter Creek on Puget Sound and Pacific Railroad
Location
Porter, Grays Harbor County, Washington
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1909
Railroads
- BNSF Railway (BNSF)
- Northern Pacific Railroad (NP)
- Puget Sound & Pacific Railroad (PSAP)
Design
Pony plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 60.0 ft.
Total length: 149.0 ft.
Deck width: 15.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+46.93753, -123.31077   (decimal degrees)
46°56'15" N, 123°18'39" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
10/476346/5198268 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Malone
Inventory number
BH 68377 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

BNSF Railway (1,488)
Beam (15,636)
Built 1909 (767)
Built during 1900s (7,189)
Girder (10,197)
Grays Harbor County, Washington (52)
Northern Pacific Railroad (386)
Open (39,816)
Owned by railroad (12,366)
 Plate girder (7,898)
Porter, Washington (1)
Puget Sound & Pacific Railroad (15)
Railroad (15,359)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,057)
Through girder (3,795)
Timber stringer (3,992)
Total length 125-175 feet (5,902)
Washington (1,310)

Update Log 

  • January 29, 2020: Updated by John Marvig: Added information from NP bridge records
  • July 8, 2015: Added by Mike Garland

Sources 

  • Mike Garland - Rapier342 [at] comcast [dot] net
  • John Marvig - marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com

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