General Information
| Completion: | 1892 |
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| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Function / usage: |
Railroad (railway) bridge |
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| Material: |
Steel bridge |
| Structure: |
Through truss bridge |
Location
| Location: |
Rock Island, Chelan County, Washington, USA |
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| Crosses: |
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| Coordinates: | 47° 22' 1.49" N 120° 9' 14.22" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 127 m | |
| total length | 267 m | |
| number of tracks | 1 |
Materials
| truss |
steel
|
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Excerpt from Wikipedia
The Rock Island Railroad Bridge is BNSF Railway's bridge across the Columbia River, at Rock Island, Washington. The structure consists of one through truss, one deck truss, and an approach trestle.
History
The bridge was originally built in 1892 for the Great Northern Railway and was the first bridge to span the Columbia River. The site was chosen at Rock Island, Washington for being the shortest distance between the banks of the Columbia River in Washington State. In 1925, it was decided to strengthen the main span in anticipation of increased traffic and heavier trains by reinforcing the structure with an additional outside truss frame.
Text imported from Wikipedia article "Rock Island Railroad Bridge (Columbia River)" and modified on July 23, 2019 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.
Participants
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data sheet - Structure-ID
20031708 - Published on:
16/09/2007 - Last updated on:
21/02/2019
