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UP - Dale Creek Crossing (Original)

Albany County, Wyoming

Photos 

File:Dalecreekpic

Original bridge under construction in 1868

Photo taken from Wikipedia

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BH Photo #276028

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Bridge over Dale Creek on Union Pacific Railroad
Location
Albany County, Wyoming
Status
Removed but not replaced; Stone abutments remain; Site is on the NRHP
History
Built 1868
Railroad
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
Design
Timber stringer
Dimensions
Total length: 720.0 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on May 9, 1986
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.10381, -105.45478   (decimal degrees)
41°06'14" N, 105°27'17" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
13/461812/4550381 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Dale Creek
Inventory numbers
NRHP 86001027 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 59941 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (8,408)
Albany County, Wyoming (12)
Beam (16,893)
Built 1868 (115)
Built during 1860s (601)
Lost (28,563)
Lost 1878 (6)
 Lost during 1870s (78)
NR-listed (3,014)
Railroad (16,463)
Timber stringer (4,324)
Total length 500-1000 feet (3,065)
Union Pacific Railroad (2,474)
Wyoming (403)

Update Log 

  • September 2, 2019: New photo from John Bernhisel
  • February 26, 2014: Added by Dave King

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