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ATSF - Canyon Diablo Trestle
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Canyon Diablo RR Trestle
Original Canyon Diablo RR Trestle, 1882-1947
Vintage postcard view from Bridgepix.com
BH Photo #184110
Description
Foundations of piers remain next to current bridge. Single track, later laid with "gauntlet" double track.Facts
- Overview
- Lost Deck truss bridge over Canyon Diablo on Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe RR
- Location
- Coconino County, Arizona
- Status
- Replaced by new bridge
- History
- Built 1882; Replaced 1946
- Builders
- - Henry Randolph Holbrook (Engineer)
- Lewis Kingman (Engineer)
- W.A. Drake (Engineer)
- Railroads
- - Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway (ATSF)
- Atlantic & Pacific Railroad
- Design
- Two deck truss spans
Iron/steel trestle - Dimensions
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Total length: 600.0 ft.
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +35.16699, -111.12731 (decimal degrees)
35°10'01" N, 111°07'38" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 12/488406/3891569 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Babbitt Wash
- Inventory number
- BH 46736 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- June 21, 2015: Updated by Luke: Added engineers
- November 4, 2011: New photos from Craig Philpott
- October 30, 2010: Added by Alexander D. Mitchell IV
Related Bridges
- BNSF - Canyon Diablo Bridge (Successor)
Sources
- Alexander D. Mitchell IV
- Craig Philpott - craigphilpott63 [at] gmail [dot] com
- Luke
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Henry Randolph Holbrook was the chief engineer that was responsible the construction of the Canyon Diablo Trestle bridge. It took 15 months to build from July 6, 1880 to December 31, 1881. The town of Holbrook AZ was named after him.
Information verified by The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Company. (1983 by Bill Burk, Vice President Public Relations)
Henry Randolph HolBrook was my Great great uncle.