1921 Railroad: (Satellite)
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| Rockford Weber, Jun 2019 |
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| OnlyInYourState, Dr. Cherepanov / Google Maps, this website has a lot more photos and a drone video "It is 558 feet [170m] long and soars over the gulch at an impressive 254 feet [77.4m] high....The railroad bridge with the same name, the Hurricane Gulch Bridge, is the tallest bridge in Alaska. For the span of a couple of years, it was actually the tallest bridge in America....That bridge also crosses over Hurricane Creek and sits 296 feet [90m] high." |
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| Seth Jones, Jun 2021 |
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| AlaskaRails, Photo courtesy of Anchorage Museum of History and Art, BL79.2.301 Freight train crossing Hurricane Gulch, date unknown. Hurricane Gulch Bridge was completed in 1921. |
From the AB archives: 104 years ago, American Bridge Company began constructing the Hurricane Gulch Bridge in Alaska. The project involved a 918’ [180m] long deck arch railroad bridge with a 384' [117m] arch span over the gorge. The arch was erected by the cantilever method, using derrick cars so that construction could proceed from both sides simultaneously. The bridge also included two 120' deck truss spans, one 50' plate girder span, and a 240' viaduct. The bridge has an elevation of 297' [90m] above Hurricane Creek and is the longest and tallest bridge on the Alaska Railroad.
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| alaska Title taken from front. View of Alaska Engineering Commission Railway construction on railroad bridge over Hurricane Gulch, Alaska, with crane in center of photo and construction workers on bridge. Also from front: "A.E.C. G1889." An Alaska Engineering Commission photo. Photographer's number G1889. Aug. 8, 1921. Photographer: H.G.K. Original photograph size: 6 1/4" x 8 1/4". |
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| Brad Nicholson, Jun 2022 |
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