Copper River & Northwest Railroad, Million Dollar Bridge, Spanning Copper River at Miles Glacier, Cordova, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, AK
Summary
Significance: One of two "impossible bridges" across the Copper R., one of unprecedented size and strength, built across the faces of two glaciers and key to the success of the CR&NWRR, which was to be the All American railway to the Yukon R., this bridge was associated with the drama of Michael J. Heney, railroader, and A.C. O'Neel, engineer and the Cordova coal controversy.
Survey number: HAER AK-10
Building/structure dates: 1909 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1958 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1964 Subsequent Work
Tags
railroad bridges
steel truss bridges
vehicular bridges
transportation
railroad industry
earthquakes
valdez
copper
copper river
northwest
railroad
northwest railroad
million
dollar
bridge
million dollar bridge
miles
glacier
miles glacier
cordova
valdez cordova
valdez cordova census area
alaska
history of alaska
alaska free images
alaska photographs
copper river and northwest railway
michael j heney
historic american engineering record
jet lowe
a c o neel
photo
ultra high resolution
high resolution
library of congress
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Heney , Michael J
O'Neel , A C
Copper River & Northwest Railway
Lowe, Jet, photographer
Location
Valdez
,
60.54241, -145.75254
Source
Library of Congress
Link
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html