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BNSF - Washougal River Bridge (Old)

Clark County, Washington

Photos 

Looking Northwest

This is the view from SE 6th Avenue.

Photo taken by Mike Garland in October 2015

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BH Photo #353893

Map 

Street View 

Description 

The bridge, built in 1908, consists of two 200-foot through truss spans with a 50-foot deck plate girder approach span.

Facts 

Overview
Pratt through truss bridge over Washougal River on Railroad (BNSF)
Location
Camas, Clark County, Washington
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
Future prospects
Slated for demolition and replacement. Bridge available for reuse.
History
Built 1908; Replaced 2017
Builders
- American Bridge Co. of New York
- Ralph Modjeski of Bochnia, Poland
Railroads
- BNSF Railway (BNSF)
- Burlington Northern Railroad (BN)
- Great Northern Railway (GN)
- Northern Pacific Railroad (NP)
- Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway (SPS)
Design
Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 200.0 ft.
Total length: 550.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+45.58428, -122.39641   (decimal degrees)
45°35'03" N, 122°23'47" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
10/547086/5048037 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Camas
Inventory number
BH 60332 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

American Bridge Co. (1,370)
Available for reuse (225)
BNSF Railway (1,246)
Built 1908 (661)
Built during 1900s (6,791)
Burlington Northern Railroad (357)
Camas, Washington (4)
Clark County, Washington (29)
Deck girder (5,046)
Doomed (1,065)
Girder (9,136)
Great Northern Railway (280)
Have street view (25,401)
Lost (22,248)
Northern Pacific Railroad (277)
 Owned by railroad (11,099)
Pin-connected (3,697)
Plate girder (6,948)
Pratt through truss (5,004)
Pratt truss (8,739)
Railroad (14,365)
Ralph Modjeski (49)
Replaced by new bridge (14,839)
Span length 175-250 feet (1,885)
Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway (67)
Through truss (14,033)
Total length 500-1000 feet (2,659)
Truss (31,221)
Washington (1,216)

Update Log 

  • August 31, 2019: Updated by Luke: Replaced 2017
  • May 22, 2016: New photos from Mike Garland
  • March 16, 2015: New photo from Nathan Holth
  • January 22, 2015: Updated by Nathan Holth: This bridge is now doomed.... but available for reuse.
  • March 20, 2014: Added by Luke Harden

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Sources 

  • Luke
  • Nathan Holth
  • Mike Garland - Rapier342 [at] comcast [dot] net

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