Stoney Creek Bridge
Appearance
Stoney Creek Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 51°22′48″N 117°27′58″W / 51.380°N 117.466°W |
Carries | Canadian Pacific Railway |
Crosses | Stoney Creek |
Locale | Rogers Pass |
Characteristics | |
Design | truss arch bridge |
Total length | 200 m (656 ft) |
Height | 90 m (295 ft) |
Longest span | 102.5 m (336 ft) |
History | |
Designer | Hamilton Bridge Company (1893), Canadian Bridge Company (1929) |
Opened | 1893 |
Replaces | 1885 bridge |
Location | |
Stoney Creek Bridge is a 200-metre-long (656 ft) truss arch bridge in British Columbia, Canada. It carries the Canadian Pacific Railway single track of 90 m (295 ft) over the Stoney Creek, between Revelstoke and Golden. A wooden bridge was originally built on the site in 1885, and the current steel structure was built in 1893. A second set of arches was added in 1929 to handle heavier traffic. The original bridge was the tallest wooden bridge in the world at that time.
Stoney Creek Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 51°22′48″N 117°27′58″W / 51.38°N 117.466°W |
Crosses | Stoney Creek |
Characteristics | |
Material | Wood |
Total length | 138.1 metres (453 ft) |
Height | 69.5 metres (228 ft) |
Longest span | 52.4 metres (172 ft) |
No. of spans | 4 |
Piers in water | 0 |
History | |
Designer | C.C. Schneider |
Construction end | 1885 |
Replaced by | 1893 bridge |
Location | |
References
- ^ Stoney Creek Bridge Archived July 16, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Structurae