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BNSF Spokane River Bridge

Spokane County, Washington

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BNSF train passing over bridge.

Photo taken by Kyle Jarvis in October 2005

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BH Photo #338803

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Overview
Warren deck truss bridge over Spokane River on BNSF Railway
Location
Spokane, Spokane County, Washington
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1911
Railroads
- BNSF Railway (BNSF)
- Burlington Northern Railroad (BN)
- Northern Pacific Railroad (NP)
Design
Steel Warren deck truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 200.0 ft.
Total length: 534.0 ft.
Also called
Spokane River Railroad Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+47.69041, -117.23256   (decimal degrees)
47°41'25" N, 117°13'57" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
11/482548/5281918 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Greenacres
Inventory number
BH 50196 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

7-panel truss (373)
BNSF Railway (1,515)
Built 1911 (790)
Built during 1910s (9,686)
Burlington Northern Railroad (461)
Deck girder (5,792)
Deck truss (1,752)
Girder (10,316)
Have street view (27,087)
Northern Pacific Railroad (388)
Open (40,003)
Owned by railroad (12,518)
 Plate girder (7,999)
Railroad (15,619)
Riveted (2,189)
Span length 175-250 feet (1,992)
Spokane County, Washington (84)
Spokane River (23)
Spokane, Washington (56)
Total length 500-1000 feet (2,880)
Truss (33,031)
Warren deck truss (605)
Warren truss (6,587)
Washington (1,314)

Update Log 

  • March 8, 2017: New photo from Kyle Jarvis
  • October 7, 2015: Updated by Kyle Jarvis: Added date built and RR bridge #.
  • November 15, 2011: New Street View added by James Baughn
  • November 14, 2011: Added by Craig Philpott

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