Mears Memorial Bridge
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The Mears Memorial Bridge is a truss bridge on the Alaska Railroad, completed in 1923. The bridge spans the Tanana River at Nenana and at 700-foot-long (210 m), it is among the largest simple truss-type bridges in the world.
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Mears Memorial Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 64.5670978°N 149.0786362°W / 64.5670978; -149.0786362 |
Carries | Single track of Alaska Railroad |
Crosses | Tanana River |
Locale | Nenana, Alaska |
Owner | Alaska Railroad |
Characteristics | |
Design | Simple truss bridge (Pennsylvania through truss) |
Material | Steel |
Longest span | 700 feet (210 m) |
History | |
Designer | Modjeski and Angier |
Constructed by | American Bridge Company |
Opened | February 1923 |
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