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BNSF - Black River Bridge

King County, Washington

Photo 

Photo taken by Dave Beedon

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BH Photo #240417

Map 

Description 

Information from NPRHA.org Online Collection

Facts 

Overview
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Black River on BNSF Railway
Location
Renton, King County, Washington
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1897
Railroads
- BNSF Railway (BNSF)
- Northern Pacific Railroad (NP)
Design
Pony plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 75.0 ft.
Total length: 216.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+47.47422, -122.25032   (decimal degrees)
47°28'27" N, 122°15'01" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
10/556488/5258136 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Des Moines
Inventory number
BH 53073 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,626)
BNSF Railway (1,515)
Black River (Washington) (2)
Built 1897 (266)
Built during 1890s (2,996)
Deck girder (5,777)
Girder (10,299)
King County, Washington (210)
Northern Pacific Railroad (388)
Open (39,976)
 Owned by railroad (12,498)
Plate girder (7,983)
Railroad (15,601)
Renton, Washington (11)
Span length 75-100 feet (6,453)
Through girder (3,842)
Total length 175-250 feet (4,285)
Tukwila, Washington (4)
Washington (1,314)

Update Log 

  • January 29, 2020: Updated by John Marvig: Added information from NP bridge records
  • September 29, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added photograph
  • August 6, 2012: Added by Luke Harden

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