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BNSF - Black Bridge

Dawson County, Montana

Photos 

Yellowstone six span rr tt

Photo taken by Jack Schmidt in July 27, 2013

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BH Photo #272625

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Pratt through truss bridge over Yellowstone River on BNSF Railroad
Location
Glendive, Dawson County, Montana
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1910
Railroads
- BNSF Railway (BNSF)
- Burlington Northern Railroad (BN)
- Northern Pacific Railroad (NP)
Design
Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 207.0 ft.
Total length: 1,337.0 ft.
Also called
BNSF Yellowstone River Bridge (Glendive)
Approximate latitude, longitude
+47.09695, -104.73233   (decimal degrees)
47°05'49" N, 104°43'56" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
13/520312/5215972 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Glendive
Elevation
2054 ft. above sea level
Inventory number
BH 51671 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

BNSF Railway (1,509)
Built 1910 (1,158)
Built during 1910s (9,636)
Burlington Northern Railroad (461)
Dawson County, Montana (9)
Deck girder (5,745)
Girder (10,234)
Glendive, Montana (5)
Montana (802)
Northern Pacific Railroad (387)
 Open (39,881)
Owned by railroad (12,424)
Plate girder (7,923)
Pratt through truss (5,393)
Pratt truss (9,300)
Span length 175-250 feet (1,988)
Through truss (15,069)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (1,883)
Truss (32,793)
Yellowstone River (44)

Update Log 

  • December 1, 2019: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • June 5, 2019: New photos from David Jones
  • October 2, 2016: New photo from David Jones
  • January 9, 2014: Updated by Luke Harden: Changed name to the local nickname.
  • January 9, 2014: New photo from Jack Schmidt
  • March 10, 2012: Added by Craig Philpott

Sources 

  • Craig Philpott - craigphilpott63 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Jack Schmidt - jjturtle [at] earthlink [dot] net
  • Luke
  • David Jones - david2jpix [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • Geoff Hubbs

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