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51671
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1 vote
BNSF - Black Bridge (1910)
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
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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 Railway
(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
(1,618)
Built 1910
(1,247)
Built during 1910s
(10,241)
Burlington Northern Railroad
(523)
Dawson County, Montana
(9)
Deck girder
(6,618)
Girder
(11,662)
Glendive, Montana
(5)
Montana
(852)
Northern Pacific Railway
(458)
Open
(41,451)
Owned by railroad
(14,143)
Plate girder
(9,176)
Pratt through truss
(6,416)
Pratt truss
(10,847)
Span length 175-250 feet
(2,125)
Through truss
(19,037)
Total length 1000-2500 feet
(2,049)
Truss
(38,324)
Yellowstone River
(49)
Update Log
February 24, 2022: New photos from John Bernhisel
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
John Bernhisel -
Johnmbernhisel [at] gmail [dot] com
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