Rating:
No votes cast

B.N.S.F. - Puyallup River Bridge

Pierce County, Washington
Share:

Photos 

Puyallup River Railroad Bridge

View from East

Photo taken by K. A. Erickson in January 2011

Enlarge

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview
Pratt through truss bridge over Puyallup River, Railroad on BNSF Railroad
Location
Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1919, rehabilitated 1948
Builders
- American Bridge Co. of New York
- Bethlehem Steel Co. of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Design
Pratt through truss
Also called
Puyallup River Railroad Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+47.24153, -122.40299   (decimal degrees)
47°14'30" N, 122°24'11" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
10/545183/5232177 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Tacoma South
Inventory number
BH 47982 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

American Bridge Co. (464)
Beam (6,159)
Bethlehem Steel Co. (50)
Built 1919 (350)
Built during 1910s (6,761)
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway (480)
Deck girder (1,834)
Girder (3,290)
Have street view (10,037)
Open (28,457)
Owned by railroad (4,122)
 Pierce County, Washington (77)
Plate girder (2,287)
Pratt through truss (3,184)
Pratt truss (5,688)
Puyallup River (15)
Railroad (4,224)
Tacoma, Washington (23)
Through truss (9,255)
Timber stringer (1,895)
Truss (23,617)
Washington (849)

Update Log 

  • June 1, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Added city
  • February 4, 2011: Added by K. A. Erickson

Related Bridges 

Sources 

  • K. A. Erickson
  • Luke Harden - lukemh9 [at] gmail [dot] com

Comments 

Post a comment here Contact webmaster