Coram Bridge, Spanning Flathead River, Coram, Flathead County, MT
Summary
Significance: This two-span, pin-connected, Baltimore dock truss bridge across the Flat River is approached from either direction by plate girder spans between trestles. The two Baltimore spans are 230' in length. Vertical members extend upward from the mid-points of the inclined end-posts and the piers to support floor beams above. The bridge was built by the Great Northern RR along its transcontinental route...
Survey number: HAER MT-20
Building/structure dates: 1900 Initial Construction
Tags
Date
1900
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Burlington Northern Railroad
Great Northern Railroad
Northern Pacific Railroad
Chicago, Burlington, & Quincy Railroad
Murphy, Kevin, transmitter
Lowe, Jet, photographer
Quivic, Fredric L, historian
Jandoli, Liz, transmitter
Location
Coram, 48.41902, -114.04594
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