Status: Removed but not replaced
Location: 39.279826,-114.973217
Carries CR 44A over BHP Nevada Railroad
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 120.1 Feet
Span Length: 42.0 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over BHP Nevada Railroad on CR 44A
History: Built 1941
Built: 1941
Location: White Pine County
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488184
Track level view of Ruth Bridge from the east/south side.
9/21/18
Photo taken by Matt Liverani in September 2018
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East/south side of site of Ruth Bridge from just above the tracks..
Photo taken by Matt Liverani in January 2021
Status: Abandoned
Location: 39.246800,-114.904766
Carries Railroad (BHP Nevada Railroad) over
Design: tunnel
Design Details: Tunnel
Total Length: 310.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Tunnel on Railroad (BHP Nevada Railroad)
History: Built 1906
Built: 1906
Location: White Pine County
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273890
Ely Nevada Northern Railway 2059a
Photo taken by Flickr user DB's travels
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 39.058888,-114.293153
Carries NF-456 over Strawberry Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer with timber deck
Total Length: 29.9 Feet
Span Length: 29.9 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Strawberry Creek on NF-456
History: Built 2011
Built: 2011
Location: White Pine County
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Status: Open to pedestrians only, significant spalling of the concrete deck and abutments
Location: 38.911567,-115.203825
Carries Midland Trail over Badger Hole Spring
Design: slab
Design Details: Slab
Total Length: 52.0 Feet
Span Length: 43.0 Feet
Overview: Slab bridge over Badger Hole Spring on Midland Trail
History: Built in the early 19-teens as part of the Midland Trail, the bridge remained in use until US Highway 6 was built approximately one mile to the east of the bridge sometime between the late 1930's and early 1950's.
Built:
Location: White Pine County
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470349
Original photo of bridge along Midland Trail
MT12 Concrete and steel bridge 32 miles south of Ely, Nevada, Midland Trail Unknown Date
University of Michigan Lincoln Highway Digital Image Collection
470350
Midland Trail Bridge
Photo of Midland Trail bridge approximating the historic photo.
Photo taken by Matt Liverani in April 2020
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Midland Trail Bridge Deck Detail
Photo taken by Matt Liverani in April 2020
470352
Looking down at Badger Hole Spring
Here we see the construction of the guardrails and a close-up of the curbing incorporated into the deck design.
Photo taken by Matt Liverani in April 2020
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Southwest Abutment Detail
Photo taken by Matt Liverani in April 2020
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Southeast Abutment Detail
Photo taken by Matt Liverani in April 2020
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Northeast Abutment Detail
Here you can see the stonework holding up original road on the northern approach to the bridge.
Photo taken by Matt Liverani in April 2020
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Northwest Abutment Detail
Photo taken by Matt Liverani in April 2020
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Looking South Across the Bridge
Photo taken by Matt Liverani in April 2020
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.
