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Rating:
77840
{94}%
2 votes
PNWTC/GN Overpass
Whatcom County
,
Washington
Photos
Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923
View this photo at books.google.com
BH Photo #395863
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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
(15,716)
Bellingham & Skagit Interurban Railway
(5)
Built 1911
(786)
Built during 1910s
(9,634)
Grade Separated Rail Crossing
(380)
Great Northern Railway
(360)
Interurban
(911)
Lost
(24,735)
Pacific Northwest Traction Co.
(9)
Railroad
(15,414)
Span length 500-1000 feet
(388)
Stone & Webster
(9)
Tall Bridges
(324)
Tall Wooden Trestle
(34)
Timber stringer
(4,018)
Total length 500-1000 feet
(2,871)
Washington
(1,314)
Whatcom County, Washington
(39)
Update Log
July 5, 2017: Added by Luke
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