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View of Bridge Looking East

Photo taken by Rick Mattioni in April 2009

BH Photo #139322

Overview: Plate girder-and-stringer bridge over I-40 & SR 124 on BNSF Railway
Location: Cibola County, New Mexico
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1961
Railroad: - BNSF Railway (BNSF)
Design: Five-span railroad overpass with two through plate-girder spans flanked by steel stringer spans crossing Interstate 40, and an additional steel stringer span on the west end crossing State Route 124 (Old US 66).
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 87.9 ft.
Total length: 313.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +35.06667, -107.68500 (decimal degrees)
35°04'00" N, 107°41'06" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 13/255157/3883733 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: McCartys
Elevation: 6200 ft. above sea level
Inventory numbers: NM 6226 (New Mexico bridge number)
BH 42468 (Bridgehunter.com ID)