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KFR - Kettle Falls Bridge

Stevens County, Washington, and Ferry County, Washington

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BNSF - Kettle Falls Bridge

Photo taken by C Hanchey in August 2014

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Overview
Cantilevered through truss bridge over Columbia River on Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway
Location
Stevens County, Washington, and Ferry County, Washington
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1941
Builder
- American Bridge Co. of New York
Railroads
- BNSF Railway (BNSF)
- Kettle Falls International Railway (KFR)
Design
Warren through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 608.0 ft.
Total length: 1,216.0 ft.
Also called
Kettle Falls Railroad Bridge
BNSF - Kettle Falls Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+48.62595, -118.11726   (decimal degrees)
48°37'33" N, 118°07'02" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
11/417671/5386477 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Marcus
Inventory number
BH 44734 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

American Bridge Co. (1,269)
BNSF Railway (1,167)
Built 1941 (431)
Built during 1940s (3,754)
Cantilevered (304)
Cantilevered truss (250)
Columbia River (37)
Ferry County, Washington (15)
Have street view (24,052)
Kettle Falls International Railway (3)
Open (37,449)
 Owned by railroad (10,481)
Railroad (13,849)
Span length 500-1000 feet (370)
Stevens County, Washington (14)
Through truss (13,229)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (1,710)
Truss (29,968)
Warren through truss (1,507)
Warren truss (5,960)
Washington (1,179)

Update Log 

  • August 20, 2018: Updated by Luke: Added category "Kettle Falls International Railway"
  • April 3, 2010: Added by James Baughn

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