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UP - San Joaquin River Bridge

Madera County, California, and Fresno County, California

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San Joaquin River RR Bridge

Photo taken by Craig Philpott

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BH Photo #205303

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Facts 

Overview
Warren deck truss bridge over San Joaquin River on Union Pacific Railroad
Location
Madera County, California, and Fresno County, California
Status
Open to traffic
Railroads
- Southern Pacific Railroad (SP)
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
Design
Three span Warren deck truss with extensive deck plate girder trestle approach on South end.
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 166.0 ft.
Total length: 930.0 ft.
Deck width: 18.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+36.84338, -119.93241   (decimal degrees)
36°50'36" N, 119°55'57" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
11/238519/4081512 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Herndon
Elevation
260 ft. above sea level
Inventory number
BH 45491 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

California (2,629)
County line crossing (533)
Deck girder (5,784)
Deck truss (1,751)
Fresno County, California (30)
Girder (10,308)
Have street view (27,082)
Madera County, California (24)
Open (39,991)
Owned by railroad (12,511)
 Plate girder (7,991)
Railroad (15,618)
San Joaquin River (17)
Southern Pacific Railroad (667)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,237)
Total length 500-1000 feet (2,880)
Truss (33,015)
Union Pacific Railroad (2,377)
Warren deck truss (605)
Warren truss (6,587)

Update Log 

  • February 25, 2015: Updated by Luke: Updated RR per forum comment.
  • February 17, 2013: New photos from Craig Philpott
  • July 24, 2011: New photos from Craig Philpott
  • June 13, 2010: Added by Craig Philpott

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BNSF - San Joaquin River Bridge No. 1
Posted February 25, 2015, by Ross C (Ats90mph [at] gmail [dot] com)

This is the Union Pacific bridge (former Southern Pacific).

This is the BNSF bridge (former ATSF): http://bridgehunter.com/ca/madera/bh45492/