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Banks-Vernonia Trail - Top Hill Trestle

Washington County, Oregon

Photos 

Photo taken by Mike Garland in November 2013

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BH Photo #407905

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Street View 

Facts 

Overview
Timber trestle bridge over OR-47 on Banks-Vernonia Trail
Location
Washington County, Oregon
Status
Open to pedestrians
History
Built 1920
Railroads
- Portland, Astoria, & Pacific Railroad (PA&P)
- Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway (SPS)
- Vernonia, South Park, & Sunset Railroad (VSP&S)
Design
Timber stringer
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 25.9 ft.
Total length: 620.1 ft.
Also called
Banks-Vernonia Trail - OR 47 Overpass (N)
Approximate latitude, longitude
+45.75806, -123.19861   (decimal degrees)
45°45'29" N, 123°11'55" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
10/484554/5067185 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Vernonia
Inventory numbers
OR 04951 (Oregon Dept. of Transportation structure number)
BH 47894 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Beam (16,984)
Built 1920 (1,048)
Built during 1920s (10,286)
Have street view (29,309)
Open to pedestrians (4,605)
Oregon (1,262)
Owned by state (16,595)
Portland, Astoria, & Pacific Railroad (4)
 Rail-to-trail (1,660)
Railroad (16,555)
Span length 25-50 feet (16,286)
Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway (75)
Timber stringer (4,359)
Total length 500-1000 feet (3,101)
Vernonia, South Park, & Sunset Railroad (3)
Washington County, Oregon (21)

Update Log 

  • October 27, 2017: New photos from Mike Garland
  • December 8, 2014: New Street View added by Luke
  • February 7, 2012: Updated by Daniel Hopkins: Added category "Rail-to-trail" and removed "Rails to Trails"
  • January 31, 2011: Added by J.P.

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