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MRL - Clark Fork River Bridge #9

Missoula County, Montana

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Description 

Information from NPRHA.org Online Collection

Facts 

Overview
Deck plate girder Bridge over Bitterroot River on Montana Rail Link
Location
Missoula County, Montana
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1909
Railroads
- Burlington Northern Railroad (BN)
- Montana Rail Link (MRL)
- Northern Pacific Railway (NP)
Design
Deck plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 100.0 ft.
Total length: 800.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+47.02668, -114.34068   (decimal degrees)
47°01'36" N, 114°20'26" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
11/702070/5211561 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Huson
Inventory number
BH 51875 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1909 (802)
Built during 1900s (7,632)
Burlington Northern Railroad (507)
Deck girder (6,303)
Girder (11,169)
Missoula County, Montana (44)
Montana (843)
Montana Rail Link (47)
 Northern Pacific Railway (456)
Open (40,968)
Owned by railroad (13,494)
Plate girder (8,724)
Railroad (16,455)
Span length 100-125 feet (4,554)
Total length 500-1000 feet (3,059)

Update Log 

  • February 8, 2020: Updated by John Marvig: Added information from NP bridge records
  • September 15, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Added category "Montana Rail Link"
  • March 25, 2012: Added by Craig Philpott

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