Status: Open to traffic
Location: 63.324637,-148.249871
Carries Denali Highway over Seattle Creek
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 25.9 Feet
Span Length: 24.9 Feet
Overview: Wooden bridge over Seattle Creek on Denali Highway in Cantwell
History: Built 1954
Built: 1954
Location: Matanuska-Susitna Borough
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 63.014020,-149.591208
Carries Parks Highway over Hurricane Gulch
Design: arch/deck/steel
Design Details: Steel arch
Total Length: 558.1 Feet
Span Length: 407.2 Feet
Overview: Steel arch bridge over Hurricane Gulch on Parks Highway in Cantwell
History: Built 1971
Built: 1971
Location: Matanuska-Susitna Borough
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338672
Hurricane Gulch Bridge, Alaska | by Timothy Wildey
N Parks Hwy (A3) mile 174
Photo by Timothy Wildey
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Northwest corner oblique
Photo taken by Brent Tindall in June 2017
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West side North end
Photo taken by Brent Tindall in June 2017
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West side
Photo taken by Brent Tindall in June 2017
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West side South end
Photo taken by Brent Tindall in June 2017
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Deck
Photo taken by Brent Tindall in June 2017
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Southwest corner oblique
Photo taken by Brent Tindall in June 2017
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Southwest corner oblique
Photo taken by Brent Tindall in June 2017
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North end detail
Photo taken by Brent Tindall in June 2017
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Top of West side arch
Photo taken by Brent Tindall in June 2017
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South side detail
Photo taken by Brent Tindall in June 2017
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North side detail
Photo taken by Brent Tindall in June 2017
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 62.889341,-149.764574
Carries Parks Highway (AK 3) over Little Coal Creek
Design: arch/deck/steel
Design Details: Steel arch
Total Length: 268.1 Feet
Span Length: 145.0 Feet
Overview: Steel arch bridge over Little Coal Creek on Parks Highway
History: Built 1969
Built: 1969
Location: Matanuska-Susitna Borough
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 62.373333,-150.738333
Carries Collinsville Trail over Peters Creek
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss
Total Length: 151.9 Feet
Span Length: 149.9 Feet
Overview: Through truss bridge over Peters Creek on Collinsville Trail
History: Built 1938
Built: 1938
Location: Matanuska-Susitna Borough
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Status: Derelict/abandoned
Location: 61.761537,-149.675943
Carries Former Hatcher Pass Road over Willow Creek
Design: truss/through/double-warren
Design Details: Double-intersection Warren through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Abandoned double-intersection Warren through truss bridge over Willow Creek on Former Hatcher Pass Road
History: Bypassed 1975
Built:
Location: Matanuska-Susitna Borough
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394605
Photo taken by Brent Tindall in June 2017
394606
Photo taken by Brent Tindall in June 2017
394607
Photo taken by Brent Tindall in June 2017
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Photo taken by Brent Tindall in June 2017
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Photo taken by Brent Tindall in June 2017
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Photo taken by Brent Tindall in June 2017
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Photo taken by Brent Tindall in June 2017
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Photo taken by Brent Tindall in June 2017
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Photo taken by Brent Tindall in June 2017
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Photo taken by Brent Tindall in June 2017
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Photo taken by Brent Tindall in June 2017
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Photo taken by Brent Tindall in June 2017
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Photo taken by Brent Tindall in June 2017
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Photo taken by Brent Tindall in June 2017
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Photo taken by Brent Tindall in June 2017
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Photo taken by Brent Tindall in June 2017
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Photo taken by Brent Tindall in June 2017
Status: Open
Location: 62.768121,-149.693710
Carries Alaska Railroad over Susitna River
Design: truss/through/pennsylvania
Design Details: Pennsylvania through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 503.0 Feet
Overview: Through truss bridge over Susitna River on Alaska Railroad
History: Completed Feb. 1921 by the American Bridge Co.
Built: 1921
Location: Matanuska-Susitna Borough
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338691
Engineering Record Volume 87
Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923
338692
Engineering Record Volume 87
Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923
338693
Popular Mechanics, May 1921, p. 741
Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923
Status: Open
Location: 63.014648,-149.616205
Carries Alaska Railroad over Hurricane Gulch
Design: arch/deck/steel
Design Details: 1 384' Steel arch
2 120' Deck trusses
1 50' Deck plate girder
1 240' steel viaduct
Total Length: 918.0 Feet
Span Length: 384.0 Feet
Overview: Steel arch bridge over Hurricane Gulch on Alaska Railroad
History: Built 1921 by the American Bridge Co.
Built: 1921
Location: Matanuska-Susitna Borough
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359520
Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923
488826
Alaska - Hurricane Gulch Bridge
Photocourtesy of Anchorage Museum of History and Art
507531
ARR - Hurricane Gulch Bridge
Photo from old postcard
Status: Abandoned 1975
Location: 61.504961,-149.032797
Carries Old Glenn Highway over Knik River
Design: truss/through/pennsylvania
Design Details: Pennsylvania through truss with Camelback profile
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Through truss bridge over Knik River on Old Glenn Highway
History:
Built:
Location: Matanuska-Susitna Borough
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337609
Old Glenn Hywy. Bridge over Knik River
Photo taken by Glenn Macdonald
337610
Old Knik River Bridge on Old Glenn Highway | by yksin
Photo taken by Mel Green
421278
Knik River Bridge
Photo taken by Richard Doody in 1996
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Knik River Bridge
Photo taken by Richard Doody in 1996
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Knik River Bridge
Photo taken by Richard Doody in 1996
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Knik River Bridge
Photo taken by Richard Doody in 1996
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 61.508353,-149.241094
Carries Alaska Railroad over Matanuska River
Design: truss/through/warren
Design Details: Warren through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Warren through truss bridge over Matanuska River on Alaska Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Matanuska-Susitna Borough
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 61.496476,-149.239687
Carries Alaska Railroad over Knik River Overflow
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: Warren pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Warren pony truss bridge over Knik River Overflow on Alaska Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Matanuska-Susitna Borough
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Status: Bridge is sitting on the side of the road as a display; roof was added a few years ago to protect it from the elements
Location: 61.786771,-148.464137
Carries over
Design: truss/through/howe
Design Details: Howe through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Wooden Howe through truss
History:
Built:
Location: Matanuska-Susitna Borough
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 62.801249,-149.664167
Carries Alaska Railroad over Indian River
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Through truss bridge over Indian River on Alaska Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Matanuska-Susitna Borough
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 62.832168,-149.641611
Carries Alaska Railroad over Indian River
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Through truss bridge over Indian River on Alaska Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Matanuska-Susitna Borough
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 62.838282,-149.644100
Carries Alaska Railroad over Indian River
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Through truss bridge over Indian River on Alaska Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Matanuska-Susitna Borough
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370231
Published prior to 1923
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 62.839810,-149.642212
Carries Alaska Railroad over Indian River
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Through truss bridge over Indian River on Alaska Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Matanuska-Susitna Borough
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 63.053618,-149.572340
Carries Alaska Railroad over Honolulu Creek
Design: truss/through/warren
Design Details: Warren through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Warren through truss bridge over Honolulu Creek on Alaska Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Matanuska-Susitna Borough
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 62.326653,-150.117118
Carries Alaska Railroad over Talkeetna River
Design: truss/through/parker
Design Details: Parker through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Through truss bridge over Talkeetna River on Alaska Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Matanuska-Susitna Borough
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416247
Photo taken by gillfoto
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 61.795249,-147.799566
Carries Kieth's Road over Matanuska River
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 175.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Matanuska River on Kieth's Road
History:
Built:
Location: Matanuska-Susitna Borough
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401115
View from Matanuska Glacier Recreation Area
Photo taken by Jann Mayer in June 2017
401116
View from Matanuska Glacier Recreation Area
Photo taken by Jann Mayer in June 2017
Status: Open to pedestrians only
Location: 61.608582,-149.073535
Carries Pedestrian and bike trail over Matanuska River
Design: truss/through/pennsylvania
Design Details: Pennsylvania through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Matanuska River on Pedestrian and bike trail
History:
Built:
Location: Matanuska-Susitna Borough
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416175
West end
Photo taken by Brent Tindall in June 2017
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West end
Photo taken by Brent Tindall in June 2017
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Photo taken by Brent Tindall in June 2017
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Detail
Photo taken by Brent Tindall in June 2017
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Detail
Photo taken by Brent Tindall in June 2017
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Detail
Photo taken by Brent Tindall in June 2017
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Detail
Photo taken by Brent Tindall in June 2017
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Detail
Photo taken by Brent Tindall in June 2017
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Detail
Photo taken by Brent Tindall in June 2017
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Detail
Photo taken by Brent Tindall in June 2017
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Looking West
Photo taken by Brent Tindall in June 2017
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Looking West
Photo taken by Brent Tindall in June 2017
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Looking West
Photo taken by Brent Tindall in June 2017
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Southeast corner oblique
Photo taken by Brent Tindall in June 2017
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East end
Photo taken by Brent Tindall in June 2017
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East end
Photo taken by Brent Tindall in June 2017
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West end
Photo taken by Brent Tindall in June 2017
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West end
Photo taken by Brent Tindall in June 2017
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West end
Photo taken by Brent Tindall in June 2017
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North side
Photo taken by Brent Tindall in June 2017
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North side
Photo taken by Brent Tindall in June 2017
Status: Closed to all traffic
Location: 61.758908,-149.443214
Carries Grubstake-Hatchers over Willow Creek
Design: other
Design Details: Other
Total Length: 41.3 Feet
Span Length: 37.1 Feet
Overview: Bridge over Willow Creek on Grubstake-Hatchers
History: Built 1945
Built: 1945
Location: Matanuska-Susitna Borough
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Status: Never built
Location: 61.298583,-149.871723
Carries Knik Arm Road over Knik Arm
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 8976.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Bridge over Knik Arm on Knik Arm Road
History:
Built:
Location: Matanuska-Susitna Borough
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Status: No longer exists
Location: 63.099332,-149.537228
Carries Road over Chulitna River
Design: suspension
Design Details: Suspension
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 360.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Suspension bridge over Chulitna River on Road
History:
Built:
Location: Matanuska-Susitna Borough
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510319
Chulitna River Bridge near Honalulu 360 foot span for pack horses
Photo taken from Annual Report - United States. Alaska Road Commission - 1924
Status: Open to pedestrians only
Location: 62.748600,-150.090990
Carries Byers Lake Loop Trail over Byers Creek
Design: suspension
Design Details: Suspension
Total Length: 140.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Suspension bridge over Byers Creek on Byers Lake Loop Trail
History: Built 2019
Built: 2019
Location: Matanuska-Susitna Borough
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Special Bridge Conditions Legend: R - Former location of relocated bridge. ! - At risk for demolition or destruction. X - Confirmed demolished or collapsed. S - Dismantled and/or in storage. L - Severe loss of historic integrity due to alteration.
