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MRL - Jocko River Bridge

Lake County, Montana

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MRL - Jocko River Bridge

Photo taken by David Jones in April 2016

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BH Photo #354514

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Description 

Further information on trusses unknown. Information from NPRHA.org Online Collection

Facts 

Overview
Warren deck truss bridge over Jocko River on Montana Rail Link
Location
Arlee, Lake County, Montana
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1901, Strengthened 1934
Railroads
- Burlington Northern Railroad (BN)
- Montana Rail Link (MRL)
- Northern Pacific Railroad (NP)
Design
Continuous Warren deck truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 60.0 ft.
Total length: 181.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+47.18017, -114.10161   (decimal degrees)
47°10'49" N, 114°06'06" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
11/719602/5229262 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Arlee
Inventory number
BH 51883 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Arlee, Montana (1)
Built 1901 (546)
Built during 1900s (7,267)
Burlington Northern Railroad (461)
Continuous (2,506)
Continuous truss (185)
Deck girder (5,790)
Deck truss (1,752)
Girder (10,314)
Have street view (27,086)
Lake County, Montana (7)
Montana (803)
 Montana Rail Link (43)
Northern Pacific Railroad (388)
Open (40,000)
Owned by railroad (12,517)
Plate girder (7,997)
Railroad (15,618)
Riveted (2,188)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,108)
Total length 175-250 feet (4,289)
Truss (33,022)
Warren deck truss (605)
Warren truss (6,587)

Update Log 

  • February 9, 2020: Updated by John Marvig: Added information from NP bridge records
  • June 9, 2016: New photos from David Jones
  • March 26, 2012: Added by Craig Philpott

Sources 

  • Craig Philpott - craigphilpott63 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • David Jones - david2jpix [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • John Marvig - marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com

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