The trestle is 1,200' (366m) long. [RailroadGazette via BridgeHunter]
Looking North.
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| Street View, Oct 2023 |
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| Ken Edmier posted An eastbound empty crude oil train crosses Cut Bank Creek on the Cut Bank Trestle Bridge. Cut Bank, MT. 9/22/24 |
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| 1 of 2 photos by James McCray via Bridge Hunter |
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| dalejtravis (Cut Bank Trestle, 1900) across Cut Bank Creek in Cut Bank, Glacier County, MT. US2 (Main St.) NW (curves SW) 0.7 miles from jct with MT213 (Central Av.) to the bridge to the NW. (N48 38.452 W112 20.741) Photo by Jack & June Schmidt 7-22-13. |
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| theclio "As we cross the bridge you can see the distinctive banks of the creek that give Cut Bank its name. Cut Bank Creek is the eastern boundary of the Blackfeet Nation. Before the Great Northern Railway arrived in 1890 to open a small station and construct one of the larger trestles on the line across Cut Bank Creek, few Americans had been to this area, though it was inhabited by the indigenous people of the Northern Great Plains. Meriwether Lewis and his small party traveled and camped along Cut Bank Creek over 200 years ago. Cut Bank’s population has varied widely over the last century, mostly in response to the ups and downs of the railroad and the oil and gas industry. In the 1970s, the town had over 5,000 residents; today it’s about 3,000 residents. Cut Bank is susceptible to extreme weather. According to the National Weather Service, the hottest temperature on record was 107°F (42 C) back in August, 1961. The coldest temperature on record is -47°F (-44 C) in February, 1936, and the coldest wind chill temperature is -86°F (-66 C)." Seppo Hill-Ramier and Robert Catherman. "Cut Bank Creek." Clio: Your Guide to History. May 14, 2024. Accessed October 1, 2024. https://theclio.com/entry/181058 |
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| 1 of 2 photos by photobyjohnbo "The images were captured with my Mavic Air drone on a dreary, cloudy day. I substituted a big Montana sky from another visit to the state." |
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| 1966/69 Cut Bank Quad @ 24,000 |
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