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UP - 15th Street Bridge

Pierce County, Washington

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15th Street Bridge

Tacoma WA

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in August 2013

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BH Photo #286844

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Facts 

Overview
Lost Through truss bridge over Foss Waterway on 15th Street and Union Pacific Railroad
Location
Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington
Status
Removed but not replaced
History
Built 1914; Removed 1983
Builders
- American Bridge Co. of New York
- Gerrick & Gerrick Co. of Seattle, Washington.
Railroads
- Oregon-Washington Railroad & Navigation Co. (OWR&N)
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
Design
Pratt through truss
Also called
UP - Foss Waterway Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+47.24947, -122.43247   (decimal degrees)
47°14'58" N, 122°25'57" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
10/542945/5233043 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Tacoma South
Inventory number
BH 55394 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

American Bridge Co. (1,505)
Beam (15,712)
Built 1914 (809)
Built during 1910s (9,633)
Center Pivot Swing Span (82)
Curved (457)
Gerrick & Gerrick Co. (3)
Harriman Lines Common Standard Truss (43)
Lost (24,725)
Lost 1983 (106)
Lost during 1980s (1,370)
Movable (2,969)
Navigable waterway (2,152)
 Oregon-Washington Railroad & Navigation Co. (55)
Pierce County, Washington (113)
Pratt through truss (5,388)
Pratt truss (9,295)
Rail-and-Road (377)
Railroad (15,411)
Swing (1,453)
Tacoma, Washington (34)
Through truss (15,058)
Timber stringer (4,015)
Truss (32,778)
Union Pacific Railroad (2,373)
Washington (1,314)

Update Log 

  • October 24, 2019: New photo from Douglas Butler
  • March 27, 2019: Updated by Luke: Added loss date
  • October 26, 2014: Updated by Luke: Added info
  • June 30, 2014: New photo from Douglas Butler
  • June 19, 2014: New photo from Douglas Butler
  • January 30, 2013: Added by Luke Harden

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