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Orange Street Overpass

Missoula County, Montana

Photos 

Overview, East Side. View To West-Northwest

Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

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BH Photo #119798

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost tee beam bridge over the abandoned Milwaukee Road Railroad on Orange Street in Missoula
Location
Missoula, Missoula County, Montana
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1936
Builder
- Thomas Staunton Co.
Railroad
- Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (MILW)
Design
Concrete tee beam
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 50.9 ft.
Total length: 209.0 ft.
Deck width: 29.9 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+46.87014, -114.00297   (decimal degrees)
46°52'12" N, 114°00'11" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
11/728395/5195094 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Northeast Missoula
Average daily traffic (as of 2017)
23,633
Inventory number
BH 37059 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of June 2018)
Overall condition: Good
Sufficiency rating: 81 (out of 100)
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Categories 

Beam (17,372)
Built 1936 (1,222)
Built during 1930s (12,327)
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (1,127)
Concrete tee beam (3,412)
HAER documented (1,137)
Missoula County, Montana (44)
 Missoula, Montana (11)
Montana (852)
Open (41,435)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,679)
Thomas Staunton Co. (1)
Total length 175-250 feet (4,697)

Update Log 

  • August 3, 2008: Added by James Baughn

Sources 

  • HAER MT-100 - Milwaukee Road Railroad Overpass, Spanning Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, & Pacific Railroad Grade (Milwaukee Road) at Orange Street, Missoula, Missoula County, MT
  • James Baughn - webmaster [at] bridgehunter [dot] com

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