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Copper River & Northwestern Railroad, Gilahina Bridge, Mile 28.5, McCarthy Road, Chitina, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, AK
Summary
Significance: Part of the Copper River and Northwestern Railway route, this bridge illustrates the ingenuity and drive of the railroad builders. Built during the winter of 1911 in only eleven days, this 180 foot long, 90 foot high curved timber trestle was the last and most difficult wooden bridge built between Chitina and Kennecott, Alaska.
Survey number: HAER AK-15
Building/structure dates: 1911 Initial Construction
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Date
1911 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
O'Brien, Pat
Copper River & Northwestern Railway
Yearby, Jean P, transmitter
Lowe, Jet, photographer
Faulkner, Sandra M, historian
Jandoli, Liz, transmitter
Location
Chitina (Alaska), 61.43787, -143.71802
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
