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Iron Horse Regional Trail - Walnut Creek Bridge (Ygnacio Valley Road)

Contra Costa County, California

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Walnut Creek, Iron Horse Trail

Looking South

Photo taken by Craig Philpott in July 2010

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BH Photo #169930

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Description 

Pratt through truss railroad bridge re-used as pedestrian bridge on Iron Horse Trail, a railroad right of way re-use project.

Facts 

Overview
Pratt through truss bridge over Walnut Creek on Iron Horse Regional Trail
Location
Walnut Creek, Contra Costa County, California
Status
Open to pedestrians
History
Railroad Bridge, 1929, re-used at this location for pedestrian walkway
Railroad
- Southern Pacific Railroad (SP)
Design
Steel Pratt Through Truss bridge.
Dimensions
Span length: 102.0 ft.
Total length: 102.0 ft.
Deck width: 18.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.90560, -122.05736   (decimal degrees)
37°54'20" N, 122°03'26" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
10/582868/4195759 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Walnut Creek
Elevation
136 ft. above sea level
Inventory number
BH 45672 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1929 (1,086)
Built during 1920s (10,441)
California (2,804)
Contra Costa County, California (62)
Harriman Lines Common Standard Truss (48)
Have street view (30,435)
Iron Horse Regional Trail (California) (3)
Open to pedestrians (4,697)
Owned by county (22,004)
Pratt through truss (6,417)
 Pratt truss (10,848)
Rail-to-trail (1,679)
Railroad (17,008)
Southern Pacific Railroad (724)
Span length 100-125 feet (4,682)
Through truss (19,040)
Total length 100-125 feet (5,630)
Truss (38,327)
Walnut Creek, California (3)

Update Log 

  • June 25, 2014: New Street View added by Ralph Demars
  • March 6, 2011: New Street View added by J.P.
  • July 18, 2010: Added by Craig Philpott

Sources 

  • Craig Philpott - craigphilpott63 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com

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