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SP - Mossdale Bridge (1895)

San Joaquin County, California

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Courtesy of the California State Railroad Library

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Facts 

Overview
Steel truss bridge over San Joaquin River on Southern Pacific Railroad
Location
San Joaquin County, California
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1895; Replaced 1942
Builder
- Phoenix Iron Works of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
Railroad
- Southern Pacific Railroad (SP)
Design
Steel truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.78756, -121.30806   (decimal degrees)
37°47'15" N, 121°18'29" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
10/648981/4183593 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 91111 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (9,032)
Built 1895 (292)
Built during 1890s (3,278)
California (2,733)
Harriman Lines Common Standard Truss (48)
Lost (29,936)
Lost 1942 (56)
Lost during 1940s (572)
Movable (3,156)
Owned by railroad (13,727)
Phoenix Iron Works (55)
 Pin-connected (5,033)
Pratt through truss (6,227)
Pratt truss (10,534)
Railroad (16,665)
Replaced by new bridge (20,364)
San Joaquin County, California (58)
San Joaquin River (17)
Southern Pacific Railroad (706)
Swing (1,591)
Through truss (17,809)
Truss (36,706)

Update Log 

  • November 2, 2020: New photo from Douglas Butler
  • November 2, 2020: New photo from Luke
  • November 1, 2020: Added by Doug K

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