Status: Open to traffic
Location: 35.018056,-118.955000
Carries I 5 NB over SR 99
Design: truss/deck
Design Details: Deck truss
Total Length: 362.9 Feet
Span Length: 175.9 Feet
Overview: Deck truss bridge over SR 99 on I 5 NB
History: Built 1967
Built: 1967
Location: Kern County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 35.447778,-118.917778
Carries River Road over Kern River Park Bridge
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 32.2 Feet
Span Length: 29.9 Feet
Overview: Concrete arch bridge on River Road in Bakersfield
History: Built 1934
Built: 1934
Location: Kern County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 35.201114,-118.536699
Carries UP and BNSF Railroads (formerly SP and ATSF) over .73 mile loop crosses under itself
Design: tunnel
Design Details: The Tehachapi Loop is a .73 miles (1.17 km) long 'spiral', or helix, on the railroad main line through Tehachapi Pass, in south central California. The loop derives its name from the circuitous route it takes, in which the track passes over itself, a design which lessens the angle of the grade. A train more than 4,000 feet (1.2 km) long (about 85 boxcars) will thus pass over itself going around the loop.
Total Length: 3855.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Tunnel under .73 mile loop crosses under itself on UP (former SP) Railroad
History: Built in 1876 by the SP Railroad to circumvent the extreme grade of the Tehachapi Mtns. In 1998 it was added as a Nat'l Historic Civil Enginnering Landmark
Built: 1876
Location: Kern County
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Looking east from the west approach
Photo taken by Nathan Morton in March 10
159690
View of the NW corner of the loop from Hwy 58
Photo by Nathan Morton
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NE corner from Hwy 58
Photo taken by Nathan Morton
159843
Tehachapi Loop
Looking NW
Photo taken by Craig Philpott in April 2008
159844
Tehachapi Loop
Plaque 1
Photo taken by Craig Philpott in April 2008
159845
Tehachapi Loop
Plaque 2
Photo taken by Craig Philpott in April 2008
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Tehachapi Loop
Looking NW
Photo taken by Craig Philpott in April 2008
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Tehachapi Loop
Looking NW
Photo taken by Craig Philpott in April 2008
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Wetbound train passing underneath itself
Photo taken by Jann Mayer in July 2000
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Eastbound train entering the loop
Photo taken by Jann Mayer in December 2001
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Eastbound train entering the loop
Photo taken by Jann Mayer in December 2001
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UP - Tunnel No. 9 (Tehachapi Loop)
looking east
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in August 1980
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UP - Tunnel No. 9 (Tehachapi Loop)
looking west
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in August 1980
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 35.198133,-118.531249
Carries UP/BNSF railroads (formerly SP/ATSF) over
Design: tunnel
Design Details: Tunnel
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Tunnel on UP/BNSF railroads (formerly SP/ATSF)
History: Built in 1876 by the SP Railroad
Built: 1876
Location: Kern County
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242153
Metail ties used inside the tunnel
At one point, the whole line through the mountains had steel ties, but the extreme temperature fluctuations proved problematic. When this picture was taken, only the steel ties in the tunnels remained and the rest were concrete.
Photo taken by Jann Mayer in December 2001
242154
West protal
Right side of the arch is notched for clearance - tunnel curves to the right.
Photo taken by Jann Mayer in September 2009
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West portal
Photo taken by Jann Mayer in September 2009
242156
West portal- retaining wall
Photo taken by Jann Mayer in September 2009
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Redwood timbers were purchased by the Fender Musical Instruments Corporation and were used in a limited run of Stratocaster® guitars
Location: 35.325000,-118.731667
Carries Bena Road over Caliente Creek
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 212.0 Feet
Span Length: 19.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Redwood stringer bridge over Caliente Creek on Bena Road
History: Built 1933
Built: 1933
Location: Kern County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Redwood timbers were purchased by the Fender Musical Instruments Corporation and were used in a limited run of Stratocaster® guitars
Location: 35.328333,-118.756667
Carries Bena Road over Walker Basin Creek
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 250.0 Feet
Span Length: 19.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Redwood stringer bridge over Walker Basin Creek on Bena Road
History: Built 1933
Built: 1933
Location: Kern County
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Status: Intact but closed to all traffic
Location: 35.410404,-117.876037
Carries pedestrian over El Paso Mountains
Design: tunnel
Design Details: Tunnel
Total Length: 2640.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Tunnel under El Paso Mountains on pedestrian
History: started in 1900 finished in 1938 dug completely by William Schmidt
Built: 1938
Location: Kern County
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South Entrance
Photo taken by Kurtis2014
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 35.207430,-118.540819
Carries UP RR over Tehachapi Creek
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Tehachapi Creek on UP RR
History:
Built:
Location: Kern County
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484841
UP - Tehachapi Creek Bridge
2017 view
Photo from Youtube
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 35.285593,-118.656044
Carries UP RR over hillside
Design: tunnel
Design Details: Tunnel
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Tunnel under hillside on UP RR
History: Built 1917
Built: 1917
Location: Kern County
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490116
UP - Tunnel No. 2
east portal
Photo taken by Greg McDonnell in 2013
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 35.267686,-118.616146
Carries UP RR over hillside
Design: tunnel
Design Details: Tunnel
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Tunnel under hillside on UP RR
History:
Built:
Location: Kern County
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490117
UP - Tunnel No. 5
Photo taken by Randy Murphy
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 35.288542,-118.642764
Carries UP RR over hillside
Design: tunnel
Design Details: Tunnel
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Tunnel under hillside on UP RR
History:
Built:
Location: Kern County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 35.268319,-118.623113
Carries UP RR over hillside
Design: tunnel
Design Details: Tunnel
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Tunnel under hillside on UP RR
History:
Built:
Location: Kern County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 35.261604,-118.593808
Carries UP RR over hillside
Design: tunnel
Design Details: Tunnel
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Tunnel under hillside on UP RR
History:
Built:
Location: Kern County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 35.255131,-118.593500
Carries UP RR over hillside
Design: tunnel
Design Details: Tunnel
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Tunnel under hillside on UP RR
History:
Built:
Location: Kern County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 35.176596,-118.482858
Carries UP RR over hillside
Design: tunnel
Design Details: Tunnel
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: 4 tunnels under hillside on UP RR
History:
Built:
Location: Kern County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 35.402168,-119.019615
Carries Chester Avenue over Kern River
Design: arch/deck/open
Design Details: Open-spandrel concrete arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Open-spandrel arch bridge over Kern River on Chester Avenue
History:
Built:
Location: Kern County
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490226
Kern River Bridge
Photo from old postcard
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.
