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BNSF - Big Papillion Creek Bridge
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BNSF Big Papillion Creek Bridge
Overview
Photo taken by John Marvig in October 2019
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BH Photo #458140
Description
Original locations of steel spans unknown. From east to west:
1-16' Concrete Slab (1905)
1-60' Deck Girder (Unknown Build Date)
1-60' Deck Girder (Built 1896 by Shiffler Bridge Co)
1-60' Deck Girder (Built 1911 by Pennsylvania Steel Co)
1-16' Concrete Slab (1905)
Facts
- Overview
- Deck plate girder bridge over Big Papillion Creek Bridge on BNSF Railway
- Location
- Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska
- Status
- Open to traffic
- History
- Built at an unknown time using secondhand spans set onto 1905 substructures
- Builders
- - Pennsylvania Steel Co. of Steelton, Pennsylvania (West Girder)
- Shiffler Bridge Co. of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Railroads
- - BNSF Railway (BNSF)
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad (CBQ)
- Design
- Deck plate girder
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 60.0 ft.
Total length: 212.0 ft.
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +41.19864, -96.01524 (decimal degrees)
41°11'55" N, 96°00'55" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
- Approximate UTM coordinates
- 14/750283/4565104 (zone/easting/northing)
- Inventory number
- BH 86938 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- October 13, 2019: New photos from John Marvig
- October 13, 2019: New Street View added by Geoff Hubbs
- October 12, 2019: Added by John Marvig
Sources
- John Marvig - marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com
- Geoff Hubbs