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MRL - Clark Fork River Bridge #4

Looking west

Photo taken by David Jones in May 2016

BH Photo #353737

Information from NPRHA.org Online Collection

Overview: Warren deck truss Bridge over Clark Fork River on Montana Rail Link
Location: Milltown, Missoula County, Montana
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1908
Railroads: - Montana Rail Link (MRL)
- Northern Pacific Railway (NP)
Design: Warren deck truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 167.0 ft.
Total length: 807.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +46.87368, -113.89537 (decimal degrees)
46°52'25" N, 113°53'43" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 12/279365/5195197 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Southeast Missoula
Elevation: 3258 ft. above sea level
Inventory number: BH 51878 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

February 8, 2020: Updated by John Marvig: Added information from NP bridge records
September 20, 2016: New photos from David Jones
May 19, 2016: New photo from David Jones
September 15, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Added category "Montana Rail Link"
March 25, 2012: Added by Craig Philpott

MRL - Clark Fork River Bridge No. 4

Posted October 17, 2016, by Dennis (dmwierz1 [at] icloud [dot] com)

Correction, the image is captioned "Looking west", which is still incorrect. Should be "Looking north".

MRL - Clark Fork River Bridge No. 4

Posted October 17, 2016, by Dennis (dmwierz1 [at] icloud [dot] com)

This overall view cannot be from the west. The bridge runs east-west, and this view is from the south.