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ATSF Bottleneck Wash Trestle

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Photo taken by Erich Heidewald in May 2005

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BH Photo #292769

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Description

Wooden trestle, abandoned along with rail line from Abra/Paulden to Prescott after monsoon flooding damaged a trestle to the south in Sept. 1983. The former right-of-way has been proposed for a bicycle trail, but no progress has been made. Bridge is off the northeast end of the Prescott Airport runways and can be accessed by dirt roads from the south.

Facts

Overview: Abandoned timber stringer bridge over Bottleneck Wash on Former AT&SF Railroad
Location: Yavapai County, Arizona
Status: Derelict/abandoned
Future prospects: Intended for reuse on proposed rail trail
Railroad: - Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway (ATSF)
Design: Timber trestle with crushed ballast deck
Approximate latitude, longitude: +34.67066, -112.40699 (decimal degrees)
34°40'14" N, 112°24'25" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 12/371092/3837421 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Chino Valley South
Inventory number: BH 62787 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log

September 2, 2014: Added by Alexander D. Mitchell IV

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Alexander D. Mitchell IV

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ATSF - Bottleneck Wash Trestle

Posted April 6, 2021, by Randi Hulett (randahulett [at] gmail [dot] com)

It is not easy to get to this bridge anymore.