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SPS - Interstate 90 Overpass

Spokane County, Washington

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Photo taken by Kyle Jarvis in March 2010

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BH Photo #339010

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Overview
Concrete deck girder bridge over Interstate 90 on SP&S railroad grade
Location
Spokane, Spokane County, Washington
Status
Open to pedestrians only
History
Built in 1963 by the Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway. Abandoned in 1971 as a result of line relocations related to 1970 Burlington Northern merger.
Railroads
- Great Northern Railway (GN)
- Northern Pacific Railroad (NP)
- Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway (SPS)
Design
Concrete deck girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 75.1 ft.
Total length: 240.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+47.64554, -117.45394   (decimal degrees)
47°38'44" N, 117°27'14" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
11/465907/5277004 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Spokane NW
Inventory number
BH 69561 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1963 (224)
Built during 1960s (1,900)
Concrete girder (906)
Deck girder (4,987)
Girder (9,026)
Great Northern Railway (279)
Interstate 90 (33)
Northern Pacific Railroad (275)
 Open to pedestrians (3,784)
Railroad (14,253)
Span length 75-100 feet (6,134)
Spokane County, Washington (73)
Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway (67)
Spokane, Washington (52)
Total length 175-250 feet (4,034)
Washington (1,198)

Update Log 

  • October 8, 2015: New photo from Kyle Jarvis
  • October 7, 2015: Added by Kyle Jarvis

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