Free $50m Bridge - Barstow, California, USA.
N 34° 54.277 W 117° 01.605
11S E 497556 N 3862465
"Barstow City Council approves 'free' bridge contract" A $50m bridge for free, Wow. The N 1st Ave Bridge over Barstow BNSF Rail yards, where trains constantly pass under this 1,165 Ft Bridge & through the Rail Hub Town of Barstow, California.
Waymark Code: WMPVCR
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 10/24/2015
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Hot off the press: "Barstow City Council approves 'free' bridge contract" posted Oct. 23, 2015.
The US 91 (N. 1st Ave Overpass) bridge which carries approx. 14,000 vehicles a day over the Barstow Rail Yards. A through truss bridge over Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway & shunting yards. The First Avenue bridge is a three-span Parker through truss design. The largest single span is over 172 feet long, the total length of the bridge is 1,165 feet long. has been classed as Structurally deficient.
BARSTOW — "After getting assurances that the city of Barstow was getting a $50 million bridge for "free," the City Council on Monday voted to award a contract to kick off the First Avenue Bridge replacement over the BNSF rail yard." Text Source: (
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Length of Span:
Length of largest span: 172.9 ft.
Total length: 1,165.1 ft.
Deck width: 24.0 ft.