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BNSF - 3rd Avenue Overpass

Spokane County, Washington

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MP 1.0 NPRR 3rd Ave bridge

North side.

Photo taken by Kyle Jarvis in April 2010

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BH Photo #339153

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Overview
Bridge over Third Avenue on BNSF Spokane Subdivision
Location
Spokane, Spokane County, Washington
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1916 as part of Northern Pacific grade elevation. To Burlington Northern in 1970 merger. To BNSF in 1996 merger.
Builder
- American Bridge Co. of New York
Railroads
- BNSF Railway (BNSF)
- Burlington Northern Railroad (BN)
- Northern Pacific Railroad (NP)
Design
Pony plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 37.0 ft.
Total length: 103.0 ft.
Also called
Br1.0
Br72.50
Approximate latitude, longitude
+47.65354, -117.43756   (decimal degrees)
47°39'13" N, 117°26'15" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
11/467141/5277886 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Spokane NW
Inventory number
BH 69589 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

American Bridge Co. (1,521)
BNSF Railway (1,515)
Built 1916 (697)
Built during 1910s (9,672)
Burlington Northern Railroad (461)
Girder (10,296)
Northern Pacific Railroad (388)
Northern Pacific Spokane Grade Separation (4)
Open (39,975)
 Owned by railroad (12,497)
Plate girder (7,980)
Railroad (15,600)
Span length 25-50 feet (15,708)
Spokane County, Washington (84)
Spokane, Washington (56)
Through girder (3,841)
Total length 100-125 feet (5,188)
Washington (1,314)

Update Log 

  • October 8, 2015: Added by Kyle Jarvis

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