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BNSF - Cle Elum River Bridge

Kittitas County, Washington

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Description 

Information from NPRHA.org Online Collection

Facts 

Overview
Pratt through truss bridge over Cle Elum River on BNSF Railway
Location
Kittitas County, Washington
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1902, strengthened 1942
Railroads
- BNSF Railway (BNSF)
- Northern Pacific Railway (NP)
Design
Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 150.0 ft.
Total length: 153.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+47.18104, -121.00241   (decimal degrees)
47°10'52" N, 121°00'09" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
10/651351/5227217 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Ronald
Inventory number
BH 54264 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

6-panel truss (825)
BNSF Railway (1,589)
Built 1902 (590)
Built during 1900s (7,681)
Kittitas County, Washington (47)
Northern Pacific Railway (456)
Open (41,013)
Owned by railroad (13,566)
Pin-connected (4,867)
 Pratt through truss (6,127)
Pratt truss (10,403)
Railroad (16,518)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,454)
Through truss (17,185)
Total length 125-175 feet (6,231)
Truss (35,934)
Washington (1,383)

Update Log 

  • February 2, 2020: Updated by John Marvig: Added information from NP bridge records
  • November 2, 2012: Added by Luke Harden

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