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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
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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
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
