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BNSF - US30/UP Overpass

Laramie County, Wyoming

Photos 

Overview

Photo taken by David Backlin in July 2007

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BH Photo #133367

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview
Baltimore Through truss bridge over US 30 & Union Pacific Railroad on BNSF Railroad
Location
Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyoming
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1911
Railroads
- BNSF Railway (BNSF)
- Burlington Northern Railroad (BN)
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad (CBQ)
- Colorado & Southern Railroad (CS)
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
Design
Baltimore through truss with two deck plate girder approach spans.
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 129.0 ft.
Total length: 319.9 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.12354, -104.83762   (decimal degrees)
41°07'25" N, 104°50'15" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
13/513630/4552484 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Cheyenne South
Inventory numbers
WY CMO (Wyoming bridge identifier)
BH 35783 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

BNSF Railway (1,590)
Baltimore through truss (349)
Baltimore truss (386)
Built 1911 (826)
Built during 1910s (10,017)
Burlington Northern Railroad (508)
Cheyenne, Wyoming (7)
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad (571)
Colorado & Southern Railroad (24)
Deck girder (6,336)
Girder (11,225)
Have street view (29,237)
Laramie County, Wyoming (14)
 Lincoln Highway (143)
Open (41,013)
Owned by railroad (13,567)
Plate girder (8,773)
Railroad (16,520)
Riveted (2,567)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,454)
Through truss (17,219)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,544)
Truss (35,970)
US 30 (128)
Union Pacific Railroad (2,480)
Wyoming (403)

Update Log 

  • February 16, 2020: Updated by John Marvig: added information
  • February 23, 2014: New photo from Jack Schmidt
  • June 10, 2013: Photo imported by Luke Harden
  • April 19, 2010: Updated by Nathan Holth: Updated bridge type.
  • February 13, 2009: New photo from David Backlin

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Comments 

US 30 Bridge
Posted February 14, 2009, by J.R. Manning (thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net)

David, where exactly is this bridge located? It appears to be where US 30 runs parallel to the UPRR, with the C&S going over both. I seem to remember something like this scene on the southwest side of Cheyenne, near the I-80/I-25 interchange.