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Ganes Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 63.089167,-156.432500

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Carries Sterling L/Ophir over Ganes Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 120.1 Feet
Span Length: 100.1 Feet

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Ganes Creek on Sterling L/Ophir in McGrath
History: Built 1937
Built: 1937

Location: Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area

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Livengood Creek Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 65.513801,-148.575262

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Carries Old Elliott Highway over Livengood Creek
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 22.0 Feet
Span Length: 20.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Wooden bridge over Livengood Creek on Old Elliott Highway in Yukon Flats
History: Built 1959; replaced 2014
Built: 1959

Location: Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area

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Birch Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 65.709859,-144.333384

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Carries Steese Highway (IRR) over Birch Creek
Design: truss/through/pennsylvania
Design Details: Two span bridge with larger Pennsylvania through truss and smaller Pratt through truss.
Total Length: 355.0 Feet
Span Length: 200.1 Feet

Overview: Through truss bridge over Birch Creek on Steese Highway in Circle
History: Built ca. 1928. Relocated here in 1957
Built: ca. 1928

Location: Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area

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Crooked Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 65.572377,-144.800949

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Carries Steese Highway (IRR) over Crooked Creek
Design: truss/pony/polygonal/alt-verticals
Design Details: Riveted polygonal Warren pony truss
Total Length: 81.0 Feet
Span Length: 79.1 Feet

Overview: Warren Pony truss with alternating verticals bridge over Crooked Creek on Steese Highway in Circle
History: Built 1957
Built: 1957

Location: Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area

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Takotna River Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 62.968353,-156.091609

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Carries Sterling L/Ophir over Takotna River
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss
Total Length: 254.9 Feet
Span Length: 250.0 Feet

Overview: Through truss bridge over Takotna River on Sterling L/Ophir in Ruby
History: Built 1941
Built: 1941

Location: Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area

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Tatalina River Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 62.884276,-155.943262

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Carries Sterling L/Ophir over Tatalina River
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 61.0 Feet
Span Length: 60.0 Feet

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Tatalina River on Sterling L/Ophir in Ruby
History: Built 1947
Built: 1947

Location: Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area

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Alaska - Mears Memorial Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 64.567098,-149.078636

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Carries Alaska Railroad over Tanana River
Design: truss/through/pennsylvania
Design Details: Pennsylvania through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 700.0 Feet

Overview: Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Tanana River on Alaska Railroad
History: Built 1923
Built: 1923

Location: Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area

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163676

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Photo taken by Chris Schmitt

163677

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Photo taken by Chris Schmitt

163678

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Photo taken by Chris Schmitt

163679

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Photo taken by Chris Schmitt

163680

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Photo taken by Chris Schmitt

163681

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Photo taken by Chris Schmitt

163682

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Photo taken by Chris Schmitt

163683

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Photo taken by Chris Schmitt

243222

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Photo taken by Timothy Wildey

370232

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Published prior to 1923

399629

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Looking east along the Tanana River

Photo taken by Jann Mayer in July 2017

399630

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Detail of north side

Photo taken by Jann Mayer in July 2017

399631

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North pier

Photo taken by Jann Mayer in July 2017

399632

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Looking east

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399633

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North end of bridge - looking east

Photo taken by Jann Mayer in July 2017

399634

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Center portion of span

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399635

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Southbound passenger train crossing the bridge

The locomotives are each 74' long , giving an idea of the scale of the bridge

Photo taken by Jann Mayer in July 2017

399636

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Southbound passenger train on the bridge

Photo taken by Jann Mayer in July 2017

512119

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Alaska - Mears Memorial Bridge

Photo from old postcard

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Hot Springs Slough Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 65.001667,-150.635000

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Carries Elliott Highway over Hot Springs Slough
Design: truss/through/pennsylvania
Design Details: Pennsylvania through truss
Total Length: 222.1 Feet
Span Length: 180.1 Feet

Overview: Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Hot Springs Slough on Elliott Highway
History: Built 1961
Built: 1961

Location: Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area

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510120

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Manley Hot Springs bridge | by jkbrooks85

Flickr user James Brooks

510121

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Manley Hot Springs bridge | by jkbrooks85

Flickr user James Brooks

510133

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Courtesy of the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

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Tanana River Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 64.565946,-149.101938

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Carries Parks Highway over Tanana River At Nenana
Design: truss/through/k-parker
Design Details: Parker K through truss
Total Length: 1307.2 Feet
Span Length: 500.0 Feet

Overview: Parker through truss bridge over Tanana River At Nenana on Parks Highway
History: Built 1967
Built: 1967

Location: Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area

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399637

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Both spans - looking west

Photo taken by Jann Mayer in July 2017

399638

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South span

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399639

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Detail of south span

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420488

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Uploaded by Steve Conro/Photo courtesy of Phil Oster

420489

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Uploaded by Steve Conro/Photo courtesy of Phil Oster

420490

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Uploaded by Steve Conro/Photo courtesy of Phil Oster

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Tatalina River Bridge

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Location: 65.328862,-148.310112

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Carries Old Elliott Highway over Tatalina River
Design: truss/pony/polygonal/alt-verticals
Design Details: Polygonal Warren pony truss with alternating verticals
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Polygonal Warren pony truss bridge over Tatalina River on Old Elliott Highway
History:
Built:

Location: Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area

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Alaska - Little Goldstream Creek Bridge

Status: Open

Location: 64.663874,-148.977540

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Carries Alaska Railroad over Little Goldstream Creek
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Pony plate girder bridge over Little Goldstream Creek on Alaska Railroad
History:
Built:

Location: Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area

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E.L. Patton Yukon River Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 65.875983,-149.721875

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Carries Dalton Highway - AK 11 over Yukon River
Design: other
Design Details: two closed box girders, with the deck sloping at a 6% grade reaching a maximum of approx. 200 ft above the river. The orthotropic deck was originally equipped with a timber surface.
Total Length: 2295.1 Feet
Span Length: 410.1 Feet

Overview: Bridge over Yukon River on Dalton Highway
History: Built 1975
Built: 1975

Location: Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area

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393872

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Patton Yukon River Bridge.jpg

Side view

Stan Shebs

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Iditarod Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 62.454611,-158.214264

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Carries Route 32b (Iditarod-Flat Creek Road) over Otter Creek
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 100.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Through truss bridge over Otter Creek on Route 32b (Iditarod-Flat Creek Road)
History: Replaced 1923
Built:

Location: Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area

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367478

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Published prior to 1923

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Dalton Highway-Hess Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 65.665489,-149.097022

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Carries Dalton Highway over Hess Creek
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 136.2 Feet
Span Length: 132.9 Feet

Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over Hess Creek on Dalton Highway
History: Built 1982
Built: 1982

Location: Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area

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Denali Park Road-Savage River Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 63.738917,-149.294861

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Carries Denali Park Road over Savage River
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 300.9 Feet
Span Length: 10.5 Feet

Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over Savage River on Denali Park Road
History: Built 1983
Built: 1983

Location: Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area

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Indian Mountain Road-Indian Mountain River Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 65.996533,-153.693333

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Carries Indian Mountain Ro over Indian Mountain River
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 60.7 Feet
Span Length: 60.0 Feet

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Indian Mountain River on Indian Mountain Ro
History: Built 1960
Built: 1960

Location: Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area

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Tolovana River Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge in 1969

Location: 65.471170,-148.268960

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Carries Elliott Highway over Tolovana River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Riveted Pratt through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Tolovana River on Elliott Highway
History:
Built:

Location: Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area

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457252

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Tolovana River Bridge

Fairbanks Daily News-Miner: June 25 1969

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Wiseman Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 67.409869,-150.107744

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Carries Wiseman Road over Wiseman Bridge
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 83.0 Feet
Span Length: 80.1 Feet

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Wiseman Bridge on Wiseman Road
History: Built 1995
Built: 1995

Location: Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area

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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.

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