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PNWTC/GN Overpass

Whatcom County, Washington

Photos 

Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923

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BH Photo #395863

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Timber stringer bridge over Great Northern Railway on Pacific Northwest Traction Co.
Location
Whatcom County, Washington
Status
Removed
History
Built 1911; Removed ca. 1930
Builder
- Stone & Webster of Boston, Massachusetts
Railroads
- Bellingham & Skagit Interurban Railway (B&SI)
- Great Northern Railway (GN)
- Interurban
- Pacific Northwest Traction Co. (PWNTC)
Design
Timber stringer
Dimensions
Span length: 700.0 ft.
Total length: 700.0 ft.
Also called
B&SI/GN Overpass
Approximate latitude, longitude
+48.64123, -122.48145   (decimal degrees)
48°38'28" N, 122°28'53" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
10/538199/5387704 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Bellingham South
Elevation
130 ft. above sea level
Inventory number
BH 77840 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Beam (13,231)
Bellingham & Skagit Interurban Railway (4)
Built 1911 (711)
Built during 1910s (8,999)
Grade Separated Rail Crossing (330)
Great Northern Railway (269)
Interurban (840)
Lost (19,999)
Pacific Northwest Traction Co. (4)
 Railroad (13,877)
Span length 500-1000 feet (371)
Stone & Webster (9)
Tall Bridges (319)
Tall Wooden Trestle (30)
Timber stringer (3,475)
Total length 500-1000 feet (2,582)
Washington (1,182)
Whatcom County, Washington (32)

Update Log 

  • July 5, 2017: Added by Luke

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