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FMRC - Red River Bridge

Wilbarger County, Texas, and Jackson County, Oklahoma

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Elmer Red River R/R Bridge

Photo taken by aaron leibold

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BH Photo #248051

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Abandoned timber stringer bridge over Red River on Farmrail Corporation
Location
Wilbarger County, Texas, and Jackson County, Oklahoma
Status
Stripped of track and abandoned.
Railroads
- Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway (ATSF)
- Farmrail Corporation (FMRC)
Design
Timber stringer on trestle and 240 & 320 ft. main spans on piers.
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 320.0 ft.
Total length: 2,800.0 ft. (0.5 mi.)
Approximate latitude, longitude
+34.45930, -99.35855   (decimal degrees)
34°27'33" N, 99°21'31" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
14/467067/3813142 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Elmer
Inventory number
BH 55463 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Abandoned (3,649)
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway (449)
Beam (15,712)
Farmrail Corporation (6)
Jackson County, Oklahoma (16)
Oklahoma (2,003)
Railroad (15,411)
 Red River of the South (52)
Span length 250-500 feet (1,196)
State line crossing (847)
Texas (2,471)
Timber stringer (4,015)
Total length over 2500 feet (916)
Wilbarger County, Texas (7)

Update Log 

  • February 19, 2014: Updated by Luke Harden: Added RR info
  • February 5, 2013: Added by aaron leibold

Sources 

  • aaron leibold - aaron [dot] mightypenguin [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Luke

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