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BNSF - Skykomish River Bridge
Description
The through truss span built in 1892 was originally located on the North Fork Skykomish River in the town of Index about 7 miles to the east. It was moved to this location and reassembled in 1962 to switch sides of the river to address erosion issues and to shorten the line. This was one of the bridge projects during the Index-East Gold Bar realignment of 1960-1967.Facts
- Overview
- Pin connected through truss bridge over Skykomish River on BNSF Railway
- Location
- Snohomish County, Washington
- Status
- Open to traffic
- History
- Through truss built 1892 for the Great Northern Railway. Substructure and approach spans built 1962 during the Index-Gold Bar realignment
- Railroads
- - BNSF Railway (BNSF)
- Great Northern Railway (GN)
- Design
- Pin connected through truss with deck plate girder approach spans
- Also called
- Great Northern Skykomish River Bridge
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +47.82932, -121.61684 (decimal degrees)
47°49'46" N, 121°37'01" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 10/603516/5298255 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Index
- Inventory number
- BH 51963 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- February 15, 2020: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
- April 22, 2012: Updated by Neil Martel: Updated history
- April 8, 2012: Updated by Neil Martel: Corrected design description
- April 6, 2012: Updated by Neil Martel: Corrected history
- April 6, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added categories "Relocated", "Great Northern Railway"
Related Bridges
- BNSF - North Fork Skykomish River Bridge (Successor)
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Lately, the hubs has painted some trains, this one is on the Skykomish River Bridge, "Westbound."
https://wischt.com/art2016-2020/Westbound.htm