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BNSF - West Sarpy Ditch Bridge

Sarpy County, Nebraska

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BNSF West Sarpy Ditch Bridge

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Photo taken by John Marvig in January 2017

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BH Photo #380658

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Overview
Pony/through plate girder bridge over West Sarpy Ditch on BNSF Railway
Location
Sarpy County, Nebraska
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built Ca. 1920, Approaches rebuilt 1949
Builder
- Vierling Steel Works of Chicago, Illinois
Railroads
- BNSF Railway (BNSF)
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad (CBQ)
Design
Pony plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 50.0 ft.
Total length: 132.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.07925, -96.29651   (decimal degrees)
41°04'45" N, 96°17'47" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
14/727106/4551076 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Ashland East
Inventory number
BH 75781 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

BNSF Railway (1,589)
Beam (16,946)
Built 1949 (420)
Built during 1940s (4,249)
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad (571)
Girder (11,222)
Nebraska (1,692)
Open (41,013)
Owned by railroad (13,566)
 Plate girder (8,770)
Railroad (16,518)
Sarpy County, Nebraska (50)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,459)
Steel stringer (6,740)
Through girder (4,210)
Total length 125-175 feet (6,233)
Vierling Steel Works (16)

Update Log 

  • February 28, 2017: New photos from John Marvig
  • February 23, 2017: Added by John Marvig

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