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Alaska - Sheep Creek Bridge

Denali Borough, Alaska

Photos 

View from Parks Highway

The bridge was open for traffic while being worked on.

Photo taken by Jann Mayer in July 2017

License: Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY)

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BH Photo #399728

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview
Deck plate girder bridge over Sheep Creek on Alaska Railroad
Location
Denali Borough, Alaska
Status
Open to traffic
Railroad
- Alaska Railroad (Alaska; ARR)
Design
Deck plate girder with steel trestle approaches
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 70.0 ft.
Total length: 190.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+63.79307, -148.92993   (decimal degrees)
63°47'35" N, 148°55'48" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
6/404916/7075392 (zone/easting/northing)
Elevation
1550 ft. above sea level
Inventory number
BH 78124 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Alaska (199)
Alaska Railroad (30)
Beam (16,960)
Deck girder (6,342)
Denali Borough, Alaska (7)
Girder (11,233)
Have street view (29,266)
 Open (41,012)
Owned by railroad (13,585)
Plate girder (8,780)
Railroad (16,543)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,468)
Steel stringer (6,746)
Total length 175-250 feet (4,528)

Update Log 

  • March 20, 2022: Updated by Dave King: Added approach detail
  • August 11, 2017: New Street View added by Jann Mayer

Sources 

  • Jann Mayer - jannmayer [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com

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