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- Dale_Creek_Crossing abstract "The 650-foot (200 m) Dale Creek Crossing, completed in 1868 in southeastern Wyoming Territory, presented engineers of the United States' first transcontinental railroad one of their most difficult challenges. Dale Creek Bridge, the longest bridge on the Union Pacific Railroad (UP), reached 150 feet (46 m) above Dale Creek, two miles west of Sherman, Wyoming. The eastern approach to the bridge site, near the highest elevation on the UP, 8,247 feet (2,514 m) above sea level, required cutting through granite for nearly a mile. Solid rock also confronted workers on the west side of the bridge where they made a cut one mile (1.6 km) in length.Originally built of wood, the trestle swayed in the wind as the first train crossed on April 23, 1868. In the days following, as carpenters rushed to shore up the bridge, two fell to their deaths. Still, the bridge's timbers flexed under the strain of passing trains.The original bridge was replaced on the 1868 piers in 1876 by an iron bridge, manufactured by the American Bridge Company. The wooden approaches at each end remained in place when the iron bridge was built. The western approach caught fire in 1884, and was repaired. The UP installed girder spans and granite abutments to strengthen the bridge in 1885. Engineers installed guy wires on both the wooden bridge and its iron replacement in an attempt to stabilize the structures.\"Standing on its tall, spindly iron legs that looked as sturdy as knitting needles, it was the highest and most dangerous crossing on the line. Engineers had to slow the train to 4 mph (6 km/h) or a stiff Wyoming wind would push empty boxcars into the rocky gap.\"The replacement iron \"spider web\" bridge, in turn, was dismantled in 1901, when the Union Pacific completed construction of a new alignment over Sherman Hill as part of a massive reconstruction/improvement project which shortened the Overland Route by 30.47 miles (49 km).".
- Dale_Creek_Crossing added "1986-05-09".
- Dale_Creek_Crossing architect Union_Pacific_Railroad.
- Dale_Creek_Crossing nearestCity Laramie,_Wyoming.
- Dale_Creek_Crossing nrhpReferenceNumber "86001027".
- Dale_Creek_Crossing thumbnail Dale_Creek_Bridge_The_Pacific_Tourist.jpg?width=300.
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- Dale_Creek_Crossing wikiPageLength "5546".
- Dale_Creek_Crossing wikiPageOutDegree "17".
- Dale_Creek_Crossing wikiPageRevisionID "603561424".
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- Dale_Creek_Crossing wikiPageWikiLink Category:Bridges_completed_in_1868.
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- Dale_Creek_Crossing wikiPageWikiLink Category:Transportation_in_Albany_County,_Wyoming.
- Dale_Creek_Crossing wikiPageWikiLink Category:Union_Pacific_Railroad_bridges.
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- Dale_Creek_Crossing wikiPageWikiLink Laramie,_Wyoming.
- Dale_Creek_Crossing wikiPageWikiLink Metres_above_sea_level.
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- Dale_Creek_Crossing wikiPageWikiLinkText "Dale Creek Bridge".
- Dale_Creek_Crossing wikiPageWikiLinkText "Dale Creek Crossing".
- Dale_Creek_Crossing wikiPageWikiLinkText "Dale rocks".
- Dale_Creek_Crossing yearOfConstruction "1868".
- Dale_Creek_Crossing added "1986-05-09".
- Dale_Creek_Crossing architect Union_Pacific_Railroad.
- Dale_Creek_Crossing built "1868".
- Dale_Creek_Crossing caption "Dale Creek Iron Bridge in 1879".
- Dale_Creek_Crossing governingBody "Private".
- Dale_Creek_Crossing labelPosition "left".
- Dale_Creek_Crossing latDegrees "41".
- Dale_Creek_Crossing latDirection "N".
- Dale_Creek_Crossing latMinutes "6".
- Dale_Creek_Crossing latSeconds "15".
- Dale_Creek_Crossing locmapin "Wyoming".
- Dale_Creek_Crossing longDegrees "105".
- Dale_Creek_Crossing longDirection "W".
- Dale_Creek_Crossing longMinutes "27".
- Dale_Creek_Crossing longSeconds "17".
- Dale_Creek_Crossing mapLabel "Dale Creek Crossing".
- Dale_Creek_Crossing name "Dale Creek Crossing".
- Dale_Creek_Crossing nearestCity Laramie,_Wyoming.
- Dale_Creek_Crossing refnum "86001027".
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- Dale_Creek_Crossing subject Category:Bridges_completed_in_1868.
- Dale_Creek_Crossing subject Category:Bridges_on_the_National_Register_of_Historic_Places_in_Wyoming.
- Dale_Creek_Crossing subject Category:Buildings_and_structures_in_Albany_County,_Wyoming.
- Dale_Creek_Crossing subject Category:Railroad_bridges_in_Wyoming.
- Dale_Creek_Crossing subject Category:Transportation_in_Albany_County,_Wyoming.
- Dale_Creek_Crossing subject Category:Union_Pacific_Railroad_bridges.
- Dale_Creek_Crossing point "41.104166666666664 -105.45472222222222".
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- Dale_Creek_Crossing comment "The 650-foot (200 m) Dale Creek Crossing, completed in 1868 in southeastern Wyoming Territory, presented engineers of the United States' first transcontinental railroad one of their most difficult challenges. Dale Creek Bridge, the longest bridge on the Union Pacific Railroad (UP), reached 150 feet (46 m) above Dale Creek, two miles west of Sherman, Wyoming.".
- Dale_Creek_Crossing label "Dale Creek Crossing".
- Dale_Creek_Crossing sameAs Q5210390.
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- Dale_Creek_Crossing sameAs Q5210390.
- Dale_Creek_Crossing lat "41.104166666666664".
- Dale_Creek_Crossing long "-105.45472222222222".
- Dale_Creek_Crossing wasDerivedFrom Dale_Creek_Crossing?oldid=603561424.
- Dale_Creek_Crossing depiction Dale_Creek_Bridge_The_Pacific_Tourist.jpg.
- Dale_Creek_Crossing isPrimaryTopicOf Dale_Creek_Crossing.
- Dale_Creek_Crossing name "Dale Creek Crossing (48AB145)".