UP - Channelview-Highlands Bridge

Photos 

Photo taken by Patrick Feller

License: Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY)

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BH Photo #235266

Map 

Facts 

Overview

Warren through truss with all verticals bridge over San Jacinto River on Union Pacific Railroad

Location

Channelview, Harris County, Texas

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1926;

Railroads

- Houston-North Shore Railway (HNS)
- Interurban
- Missouri Pacific Railroad (MP)
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)

Design

Warren through truss with all verticals

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 160.0 ft.
Total length: 4,379.0 ft. (0.8 mi.)

Also called

MoPac - Channelview-Highlands Bridge
HNS - Channelview-Highlands Bridge
UP - Elena Bridge
MoPac - Elena Bridge
HNS - Elena Bridge
UP - San Jacinto River Bridge (Channelview-Highlands)
MoPac - San Jacinto River Bridge (Channelview-Highlands)
HNS - San Jacinto River Bridge (Channelview-Highlands)

Approximate latitude, longitude

+29.79947, -95.09023   (decimal degrees)
29°47'58" N, 95°05'25" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

15/297975/3298396 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Highlands

Inventory number

BH 52890 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• July 26, 2021: New photo from Luke
• May 29, 2015: Updated by Luke: Added info
• July 14, 2012: Added by Luke Harden

Sources 

• Luke
• Rails Around Houston By Douglas L. Weiskopf - Book
• Denver Public Library - Image - August 7th, 1946
• Newspapers.com - January 29th, 1984 edition of The Baytown Sun

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