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BNSF - I-5 Overpass (SB)
Photo
Photo of Amtrak derailment 12/18/2017
First up close images of scene coming from @wspd1pio Trooper Bova, this is heartbreaking to see. Our thoughts & prayers to everyone involved.
Pierce County Sheriff Dept. via twitter
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BH Photo #414019
Facts
- Overview
- Pony/through plate girder bridge over Interstate 5 Southbound Lanes on BNSF Railway
- Location
- Pierce County, Washington
- Status
- Closed to all traffic
- History
- Built 1936
- Railroads
- - Amtrak (AMTK)
- Amtrak Cascades
- BNSF Railway (BNSF)
- Tacoma Rail (TMRW)
- Design
- Pony plate girder
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 90.9 ft.
Total length: 92.9 ft.
- Also called
- TRMW - I-5 Overpass (SB)
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +47.08198, -122.67578 (decimal degrees)
47°04'55" N, 122°40'33" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 10/524611/5214324 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Nisqually
- Inventory number
- BH 79754 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
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