The Big Trestle - Utah Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

History marker about the Big Trestle placed by the National Park Service along the the Big Fill Loop Trail.

Text of Sign: Lacking time to fill the ravine before you, Union Pacific crews built the bridge shown in the photo. One reporter said that nothing he could write “would covey an idea of the flimsy character of that structure.”
You can still see the abutments, and across the canyon, the bedrock shelves where the log uprights were placed.
The trestle, about 400 feet long and 85 feet high, took 38 days to build. It was completed May 5, 1869, and used for about 6 months. Afterwards the Big Fill, just up the canyon, was used for the permanent route.

Marker Name: The Big Trestle Marker Type: Roadside Addtional Information: NA County: Box Elder City: NA Group Responsible for Placement: National Park Service Date Dedicated: Unknown Marker Number: None Web link(s) for additional information: https://gosp.oncell.com/en/6-big-fill-and-big-trestle-83859.html

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