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BNSF - Salt Creek Bridge (Ashland West)

Saunders County, Nebraska

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BNSF Salt Creek Bridge (Ashland West)

Upper Angle Connection

Photo taken by John Marvig in January 2017

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BH Photo #381037

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Overview
Pratt through truss bridge over Salt Creek on BNSF Railway
Location
Ashland, Saunders County, Nebraska
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built Ca. 1908, Approaches Rebuilt 1952; Replaced 2018
Builder
- American Bridge Co. of New York (Approaches)
Railroads
- BNSF Railway (BNSF)
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad (CBQ)
Design
Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 105.0 ft.
Total length: 460.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.04575, -96.35505   (decimal degrees)
41°02'45" N, 96°21'18" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
14/722301/4547206 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Ashland East
Inventory number
BH 75834 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

5-panel truss (487)
American Bridge Co. (1,522)
Ashland, Nebraska (4)
BNSF Railway (1,515)
Beam (15,810)
Built 1908 (712)
Built during 1900s (7,257)
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad (537)
Lost (25,008)
Lost 2018 (188)
Lost during 2010s (3,298)
Nebraska (1,636)
Owned by railroad (12,505)
 Pratt through truss (5,431)
Pratt truss (9,352)
Railroad (15,607)
Replaced by new bridge (16,798)
Riveted (2,183)
Saunders County, Nebraska (80)
Span length 100-125 feet (4,409)
Steel stringer (6,286)
Through truss (15,199)
Timber stringer (4,029)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,257)
Truss (32,986)

Update Log 

  • October 9, 2019: Updated by John Marvig: bridge has been replaced
  • March 1, 2017: New photos from John Marvig
  • February 28, 2017: Added by John Marvig

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