Helper in Carbon County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Curved Trestle Bridge
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, September 30, 2018
1. Curved Trestle Bridge Marker
Inscription.
Curved Trestle Bridge. . Utah Railway was created in 1912 to provide improved service to the coal mines of western Carbon and Emery counties. Tracks from Hiawatha to the Utah Railway junction near Martin were completed in Oct. 1914. A steel girder bridge 135 ft. high, 634 ft. long and on a 60 percent curve was constructed in order to span Gordon Creek. This remains the longest steel girder bridge of its height in the state of Utah. Original trains were 50 ton capacity cars pulled by steam locomotives. But this same bridge supports todays 100 ton capacity steel cars and 105 ton capacity aluminum cars pulled by modern diesel locomotives. Utah Railway began as a single commodity railroad and remains so today.
Utah Railway was created in 1912 to provide improved service to the coal mines of western Carbon and Emery counties. Tracks from Hiawatha to the Utah Railway junction near Martin were completed in Oct. 1914. A steel girder bridge 135 ft. high, 634 ft. long and on a 60 percent curve was constructed in order to span Gordon Creek. This remains the longest steel girder bridge of its height in the state of Utah. Original trains were 50 ton capacity cars pulled by steam locomotives. But this same bridge supports todays 100 ton capacity steel cars and 105 ton capacity aluminum cars pulled by modern diesel locomotives. Utah Railway began as a single commodity railroad and remains so today.
Erected 1998 by E Clampus Vitus, Matt Warner Chapter 1900.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Railroads & Streetcars. In addition, it is included in the E Clampus Vitus series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1912.
Location. 39° 40.975′ N, 110° 51.291′ W. Marker is in Helper, Utah, in Carbon County. It is on South Main Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 294 South Main Street, Helper UT 84526, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Canyon Country. It is also in the American Mountain West, in Colorado Plateau, and at the Four Corners. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also Mexicos Alta California.
Credits. This page was last revised on April 15, 2020. It was originally submitted on April 15, 2020, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 1,592 times since then and 85 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on April 15, 2020, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona.
