NRM - South Fork Snoqualmie River Bridge

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Overview

Pratt through truss bridge over South Fork Snoqualmie River on Railroad

Location

North Bend, King County, Washington

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1891 crossing the Yellowstone River in Montana; Moved here 1923-4, Rehabbed 2003-4

Builder

- Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, Illinois

Railroads

- Northern Pacific Railway (NP)
- Northwest Railway Museum (NRM)

Design

Pratt through truss
44 span ballasted deck timber trestle

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 160.0 ft.
Total length: 798.0 ft.

Also called

NP - Bridge 35
NRM - Bridge 35
NP - South Fork Snoqualmie River Bridge

Approximate latitude, longitude

+47.49710, -121.79174   (decimal degrees)
47°29'50" N, 121°47'30" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

10/591002/5261114 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

North Bend

Inventory number

BH 54207 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• January 29, 2020: Updated by John Marvig: Added information from NP bridge records
• April 11, 2014: Updated by Luke Harden: Added category "Lassig Bridge & Iron Works"
• December 11, 2012: New photo from Luke Harden
• December 10, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Updated Bridge
• October 29, 2012: Added by Luke Harden

Related Bridges 

• NP - Yellowstone River Bridge #5 (Old) (Successor)

Sources 

• Luke
• Northwest Railway Museum - Info on the Bridge
• John Marvig - marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com

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