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Going-To-The-Sun Road - East Side Tunnel

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 48.697263,-113.696228

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Carries Going-To-The-Sun Road over Rock formation
Design: tunnel
Design Details: Tunnel
Total Length: 194.9 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Tunnel on Going-To-The-Sun Road
History: Built 1934
Built: 1934

Location: Glacier County

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305722

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View Of East Portal From Roadway

Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record

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Baring Creek Bridge

Status: Unknown status

Location: 0.000000,0.000000

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Carries Going-To-The-Sun Road over Baring Creek
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel arch
Total Length: 71.9 Feet
Span Length: 71.9 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Baring Creek on Going-To-The-Sun Road
History: Built 1932
Built: 1932

Location: Glacier County

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Baring Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 48.678056,-113.595833

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Carries Going-To-The-Sun Road over Baring Creek
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Reinforced concrete arch bridge with stone facade
Total Length: 71.9 Feet
Span Length: 71.9 Feet

Overview: Concrete and stone arch bridge over Baring Creek on the Going-to-the-Sun Road
History: Built 1931
Built: 1932

Location: Glacier County

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119486

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View Of Downstream Side Of Bridge From East Bank Looking Northwest

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119487

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View Of Upstream Side Of Bridge From East Bank Looking Southwest

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Saint Mary Canal Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 48.930833,-113.412778

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Carries CR 225 over Saint Mary Canal
Design: truss
Design Details: Truss
Total Length: 91.5 Feet
Span Length: 91.5 Feet

Overview: Truss bridge over Saint Mary Canal on CR 225
History: Built 1928
Built: 1928

Location: Glacier County

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South Fork Cut Bank Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 48.556389,-113.270556

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Carries US 89 over South Fork Cut Bank Creek
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 33.1 Feet
Span Length: 20.0 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over South Fork Cut Bank Creek on US 89
History: Built 1928
Built: 1928

Location: Glacier County

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South Fork Milk River Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 48.651389,-113.320273

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Carries US 89 over South Fork Milk River
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 30.5 Feet
Span Length: 20.7 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over South Fork Milk River on US 89
History: Built 1928
Built: 1928

Location: Glacier County

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447256

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HAER

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St. Mary River Aqueduct Bridge

Status: Closed to traffic, but still carries pipelines

Location: 48.943978,-113.370638

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Carries CR 224 and a pair of water pipelines over St. Mary River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Two double-barreled pin-connected, 6-panel Pratt through trusses
Total Length: 201.1 Feet
Span Length: 100.1 Feet

Overview: Two-span through truss bridge over St. Mary River on CR 224, also carrying a pair of water pipelines
History: Built 1915 by the Minneapolis Bridge Co.; bypassed 2008
Built: 1915

Location: Glacier County

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119467

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119468

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119469

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119470

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View Looking Northeast, General Elevation

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119471

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View Looking Southwest, General Elevation

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119472

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View Looking Southeast, 3/4 Elevation

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119473

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View Looking Southeast, Showing Portal

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119474

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View Looking Southeast, Showing Siphon Pipes

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119475

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View Looking Northwest, 'Barrel Shot'

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119476

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View Looking Northwest, From Mid-Bridge

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119477

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View Showing Manufacturer's Dateplaque And Upper Chord

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119478

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View Looking Northwest From Deck, Showing Endposts

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119479

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View Looking Northeast, Detail Of Endpost And Hip Vertical

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119480

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Detail Of Pin Connection And Lower Chord

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119481

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View Showing Underside Of Deck And Floor Beams

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119482

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View Showing Siphon And Concrete Piers

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119483

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View Showing Siphon Outlet At Irregation Ditch

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Two Medicine River Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 48.450000,-113.205556

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Carries US 2 over Two Medicine River
Design: truss/deck
Design Details: Deck truss
Total Length: 740.8 Feet
Span Length: 240.2 Feet

Overview: Deck truss bridge over Two Medicine River on US 2 in East Glacier Park Village
History: Built 1941; rehabilitated 1985; Replaced 2012
Built: 1941

Location: Glacier County

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Image

Photo taken by Beth Wieland

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St. Mary River Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 48.749444,-113.444167

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Carries Going-To-The-Sun Road over St. Mary River
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel arch
Total Length: 140.1 Feet
Span Length: 52.5 Feet

Overview: Three-span concrete arch bridge over St. Mary River on Going-To-The-Sun Road
History: Built 1934
Built: 1934

Location: Glacier County

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119485

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View From North River Bank Looking East

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464663

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St. Mary River Bridge

Photo taken by R. Sieben in 2005

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BNSF - Cut Bank Trestle

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Location: 48.640964,-112.344669

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Carries BNSF Railway over Cutbank Creek
Design: truss/deck/warren
Design Details: Warren deck truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Warren deck truss bridge over Cutbank Creek on BNSF Railway in Cut Bank
History: Built 1910
Built: 1910

Location: Glacier County

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138827

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Overview

Photo taken by James McCray

138828

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Main Span with Train

Photo taken by James McCray

162821

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View from trestle looking south

Photo taken by Nathan Morton in April 2010

275713

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Bnsf Cut Bank Trestle

Photo taken by Jack Schmidt in July 2013

464660

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BNSF - Cut Bank Trestle

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BNSF - Two Medicine River Bridge

Status:

Location: 48.453996,-113.210162

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Carries Railroad over Two Medicine River
Design: truss/deck/warren
Design Details: Warren deck truss
Total Length: 1000.0 Feet
Span Length: 150.0 Feet

Overview: Deck truss bridge over Two Medicine River on BNSF Railway
History: Built 1900
Built: 1900

Location: Glacier County

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314189

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Crossing Two Medicine Creek: East Glacier park MT

Photo by Loco's Loco Co.

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Intake Bridge

Status: Derelict/abandoned

Location: 48.852064,-113.415899

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Carries an abandoned road over Saint Mary River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Abandoned pratt through truss bridge over Saint Mary River on an abandoned road
History:
Built:

Location: Glacier County

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BNSF - Midvale Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 48.439323,-113.219749

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Carries BNSF Hi-Line Subdivision over Midvale Creek & Trestle Trail
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 380.0 Feet
Span Length: 48.0 Feet

Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Midvale Creek & Trestle Trail on BNSF Hi-Line Subdivision
History: Built 1906; Reinforced and Extended 1953
Built: 1906

Location: Glacier County

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464661

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BNSF - Midvale Creek Bridge

looking northwest

Photo taken by Dan Mackey in 2017

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BNSF - Highway 49 Overpass

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 48.441544,-113.219312

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Carries BNSF Hi-Line Subdivision over MT 49
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Closed-spandrel arch bridge over MT 49 on BNSF Hi-Line Subdivision
History:
Built:

Location: Glacier County

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464659

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BNSF - Highway 49 Overpass

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Ptarmigan Tunnel

Status: Open to pedestrians only

Location: 48.849990,-113.707287

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Carries Hiking Trail over Ptarmigan Wall
Design: tunnel
Design Details: Tunnel
Total Length: 250.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Tunnel under Ptarmigan Wall on Hiking Trail
History: Built 1930
Built: 1930

Location: Glacier County

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316099

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South Entrance of Ptarmigan Tunnel

Ptarmigan Tunnel, North of Ptarmigan Lake West Glacier

Photo by Tyrooooone

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Appistoki Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 48.485361,-113.367806

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Carries Two Medicine Road over Appistoki Creek
Design: frame/concrete
Design Details: Concrete rigid frame
Total Length: 37.4 Feet
Span Length: 16.1 Feet

Overview: Concrete rigid frame bridge over Appistoki Creek on Two Medicine Road
History: Built 1929
Built: 1929

Location: Glacier County

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Going to The Sun Road-Divide Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 48.744222,-113.431472

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Carries Going-To-The-Sun R over Divide Creek
Design: slab
Design Details: Slab
Total Length: 51.8 Feet
Span Length: 20.0 Feet

Overview: Slab bridge over Divide Creek on Going-To-The-Sun R
History: Built 1934
Built: 1934

Location: Glacier County

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464662

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Going to The Sun Road-Divide Creek Bridge

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Chief Mountain-Highway-Lee Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 48.982528,-113.630417

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Carries Chief Mountain Int over Lee Creek
Design: girder
Design Details: Girder
Total Length: 209.7 Feet
Span Length: 80.4 Feet

Overview: Girder bridge over Lee Creek on Chief Mountain Int
History: Built 1935; rehabilitated 1979
Built: 1935

Location: Glacier County

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Two Medicine River Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 48.470276,-113.236794

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Carries MT 49 over Two Medicine River Bridge
Design: arch/deck/steel
Design Details: Steel arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Steel arch bridge over Two Medicine River Bridge on MT 49
History:
Built:

Location: Glacier County

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Two Medicine River Bridge

looking north

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.

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