BNSF - Salmon Bay Bridge No. 4
Description
http://mynorthwest.com/1141666/salmon-bay-railroad-bridge/BNSF Railway is in the early stages of seeking a permit from the US Coast Guard to replace this bridge, which carries 30-40 passenger and freight trains per day.
BNSF spokesperson Courtney Wallace says the 104-year old span is reaching the end of its useful life, and the railroad wants to be proactive about replacing a key part of its north-south rail line through Seattle.
This Strauss heel trunion has a operating struts with brake shoes that grip the top and bottom flanges when this bridge is raised the strut attached to the bascule span droops or hangs toward the counterweight. These bridges were constructed in the year of 1914 to 1920,the 191 foot Northern Pacific bascule bridge was built the same way mentioned earlier crossing the Lake Washington Canal, one in Buffalo NY for the Delaware Lackawanna & Western railroad a 125 foot Bridge crossing the Buffalo River also has emergency brake shoes. The same river Buffalo for the Buffalo Creek Railroad (CP draw) a 174 foot span also a 132 foot bridge for the New York Central railroad. Tonawanda NY over the Tonawanda Creek a 125 foot bridge for the New York Central Railroad in North Carolina a 117 foot bridge for the Seaboard Airline crossing the Cape Fear River a 99ft 3inches rail bridge for the Illinois Central railroad crossing the Galena River in Illinois, in Doctortown GA a 117 foot bridge crossing the Altahama River.
Website for replacement project:
Facts
- Overview
- Warren through truss bascule bridge over Salmon Bay on BNSF Railroad ( 2 tracks)
- Location
- Seattle, King County, Washington
- Status
- Open to RR traffic; carries 30-40 passenger and freight trains per day.
- Future prospects
- BNSF Railway is in the early stages of seeking a permit from the US Coast Guard to replace this bridge, which carries 30-40 passenger and freight trains per day. This bridge rather will have the counterweight system replaced but the Strauss bascule bridge is here to stay.
- History
- Built 1913
- Builders
- - Fort Pitt Bridge Works of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Strauss Bascule Bridge Co. of Chicago, Illinois
- Railroads
- - BNSF Railway (BNSF)
- Burlington Northern Railroad (BN)
- Great Northern Railway (GN)
- Design
- Warren through truss bascule
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 200.0 ft.
Total length: 1,145.0 ft.
- Skew angle
- 87 degrees
- Recognition
- Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
- Also called
- BNSF Salmon Bay Bridge
GN Salmon Bay Bridge
BN Salmon Bay Bridge - Approximate latitude, longitude
- +47.66664, -122.40193 (decimal degrees)
47°39'60" N, 122°24'07" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 10/544899/5279423 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Shilshole Bay
- Inventory number
- BH 57489 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- July 29, 2021: New photo from Patrick Gurwell
- June 28, 2021: Updated by Alexander D. Mitchell IV: Added website for replacement project
- June 5, 2020: New photo from Patrick Gurwell
- March 14, 2020: New photo from Patrick Gurwell
- November 17, 2019: New photo from John Bernhisel
- June 4, 2019: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
- June 4, 2019: New photos from Douglas Butler
- November 17, 2018: New photos from Douglas Butler
- October 24, 2018: New photo from Douglas Butler
- October 16, 2018: New photo from Alexander D. Mitchell IV
- October 15, 2018: Updated by Alexander D. Mitchell IV: Plans for replacement underway by railroad
- May 3, 2017: New photos from Douglas Butler
- February 22, 2016: New photos from Douglas Butler
- January 26, 2016: New photo from Douglas Butler
- November 13, 2015: New video from Douglas Butler
- September 6, 2015: New photo from Douglas Butler
- August 17, 2015: New photo from Douglas Butler
- August 5, 2015: New photo from Luke
- February 20, 2015: New photo from Douglas Butler
- December 15, 2014: New Street View added by Douglas Butler
- August 16, 2014: New photo from Douglas Butler
- April 2, 2014: New photo from Douglas Butler
- August 29, 2013: New photo from Douglas Butler
- August 28, 2013: New photos from Douglas Butler
- August 26, 2013: New photos from Douglas Butler
- August 22, 2013: New photo from Douglas Butler
- August 9, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Added categories "Navigable waterway", "Burlington Northern Railroad", "Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway"
- August 9, 2013: New Street View added by Dave King
- August 9, 2013: Added by K. A. Erickson
Related Bridges
- BNSF - Salmon Bay Lift Bridge No. 4 (Predecessor)
Sources
- K. A. Erickson
- Great Northern's Bridge at the Locks - Bridge 4 on GN fan page
- Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com
- Douglas Butler
- Luke
- Alexander D. Mitchell IV
- End of the line for Seattle's Salmon Bay Railroad Bridge? - Extensive article on history and planned replacement
- Geoff Hubbs
- John Bernhisel - Johnmbernhisel [at] gmail [dot] com
- Patrick Gurwell - pgurwell [at] gmail [dot] com
Comments
Here is a news report with several photos and an audio interview with the bridge tender.
https://www.facebook.com/143864405691223/posts/3439990516078...
BNSF announced earlier this week that it was not going to replace the current Salmon Bay Bridge No. 4 with a new vertical lift bridge. Instead, BNSF is going to replace the counterweight system on the current bridge. The story appeared on MYNorthwest at https://mynorthwest.com/2219344/salmon-bay-railroad-bridge-h...
I love the way Siege painted the light and let the bridge be the negative space.
https://wischt.com/art2010-2015/trestle.htm
Cited article says they plan to use a vertical lift.
Tony, will you do me a favour ... will you do me a kindness? Scan in that postcard I sent you of this bridge and add it here.
Douglas, you can now add your drawings of this here.
This page's URL is http://bridgehunter.com/wa/king/bh57489/
Here is a BNSF video about their plan to repair the bridge.
https://www.facebook.com/143864405691223/posts/3392226854188...