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UP - Altamont Creek Bridge

Alameda County, California

Photos 

Altamont Creek RR crossing

Looking Southwest.

Photo taken by Craig Philpott in April 2010

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BH Photo #160875

Map 

Street View 

Description 

Deck plate trestle with pony plate truss approach.

Facts 

Overview
Deck plate girder bridge over Altamont Creek, Altamont Pass Road on Union Pacific, ACE RR
Location
Alameda County, California
Status
Open to traffic
Railroads
- Altamont Corridor Express (ACE; HTSX)
- Commuter Rail
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
- Western Pacific Railroad (WP)
Design
Four segment deck plate girder trestle with pony deck plate approach on South end.
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 84.0 ft.
Total length: 425.0 ft.
Also called
WP - Greenville Trestle
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.72189, -121.69636   (decimal degrees)
37°43'19" N, 121°41'47" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
10/614889/4175758 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Altamont
Elevation
671 ft. above sea level
Inventory numbers
CA 33C-13 (California bridge number)
BH 44764 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Alameda County, California (91)
Altamont Corridor Express (4)
Built 1908 (822)
Built during 1900s (7,948)
California (2,807)
Commuter Rail (439)
Continuous (2,692)
Deck girder (6,623)
Girder (11,669)
Have street view (30,436)
 Open (41,456)
Owned by railroad (14,149)
Plate girder (9,182)
Railroad (17,010)
Span length 75-100 feet (6,808)
Steel Trestle (153)
Through girder (4,383)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,720)
Union Pacific Railroad (2,511)
Western Pacific Railroad (45)

Update Log 

  • June 29, 2022: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • November 30, 2021: Photo imported by Dave King
  • January 16, 2020: New photos from Geoff Hubbs
  • March 25, 2014: Updated by Luke Harden: Merged NBI
  • April 4, 2010: Added by Craig Philpott

Sources 

  • Craig Philpott - craigphilpott63 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Luke
  • Geoff Hubbs

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