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THE BRIDGES
The Trestle Bridges

The Trestle Bridges, Sheep Creek Trestle, Montana Go Down Go Up
Information:
Driving Directions:
The bridge is located across the Sheep Creek where it flows into the West Fork Flathead River and can be seen from Sheep Creek Overlook on US 2 approximately two miles southeast of the Walton Ranger Station.

Location:
Coordinates: 48.257373, -113.579434
Elevation: feet

Bridge Specification
Bridge Type: Steel Girder Trestle Deck Rain Bridge
Date Open:
Replaced:
Total Length: feet
Deck Width: feet
Main Span Length: feet;
Total Height:
Crosses: Sheep Creek
Clearance Above: (Vehicle Clearance) feet.
Clearance Below: (Vessel Clearance) feet.
Coordinates: 48.257373, -113.579434
Bridge Type: Deck Plate Girder Trestle
Bridge Crosses: Sheep Creek near confluence with WF Flathead River
Seen From: Sheep Creek Overlook on US 2

The 2020 Journey, Sheep Creek Trestle Go Down Go Up
Friday, 14 August 2020, Kalispell, MT.
(Day 724 TG) 52°F. 6:00 am, sunny
Awake, coffee, com and computer during the early morning. Then, about eight-thirty, I leave out on the Northern Tier route. When I see the gap in the mountain with the jagged peaks between in the distance, I stop for photos of the gap in the mountain, the indicator that I am getting close to the Flathead river and the highway through the Bad Rock canyon which will soon after bring me to Glacier national park.
After a swim in Lake McDonald and a short stop at the lodge, I leave Glacier np, drive southeast on US 2, and stop to take photos of Sheep Creek train trestle.
The Trestle Bridges
Montana: Sheep Creek Trestle
(m4bridge-trestle-mt-goatlick-2020-0814.1443) Sheep Creek Trestle above WF Flathead
The Trestle Bridges
Montana: Sheep Creek Trestle
(m4bridge-trestle-mt-goatlick-2020-0814.1444) Sheep Creek Trestle
The Trestle Bridges
Montana: Sheep Creek Trestle
(m4bridge-trestle-mt-goatlick-2020-0814.1446) Sheep Creek Trestle
The Trestle Bridges
Montana: Sheep Creek Trestle
(m4bridge-trestle-mt-goatlick-2020-0814.1450) Sheep Creek Trestle

John McAdams Baker Trestle
I saw this trestle bridge the last time I drove the Northern Tier Route through here but I did hot stop because it was hard to approach. This year, I found a dirt road which lead to a overlook for me to take this photo, but there was also a memorial at this trestle bridge which read: Lt. Cmdr. John McAdams Baker, 1977-2012, Enthusiast of the GN-BN-BNSF.
Therefore, despite what other may call it, the name of this trestle bridge could be none other than the John McAdams Baker Trestle Bridge.
The Trestle Bridges
John McAdams Baker Trestle
(m4bridge-trestle-mt-goatlick-2020-0814.1455) John McAdams Baker Trestle

The 2018 Journey, Sheep Creek Trestle Go Down Go Up
The Trestle Bridges
Montana: Sheep Creek Trestle
(m4bridge-trestle-mt-goatlick-2018-0625.1104) Sheep Creek Trestle
The Trestle Bridges
Montana: Sheep Creek Trestle
(m4bridge-trestle-mt-goatlick-2018-0625.1105) Sheep Creek Trestle
The Trestle Bridges
Montana: Sheep Creek Trestle
(m4bridge-trestle-mt-goatlick-2018-0625.1106) Sheep Creek Trestle
The Trestle Bridges
Montana: Sheep Creek Trestle
(m4bridge-trestle-mt-goatlick-2018-0625.1107) Sheep Creek Trestle
The Trestle Bridges
Montana: Sheep Creek Trestle
(m4bridge-trestle-mt-goatlick-2018-0625.1108) Sheep Creek Trestle
The Trestle Bridges
Montana: Sheep Creek Trestle
(m4bridge-trestle-mt-goatlick-2018-0625.1114) Sheep Creek Trestle
The Trestle Bridges
Montana: Sheep Creek Trestle
(m4bridge-trestle-mt-goatlick-2018-0625.1115) Sheep Creek Trestle
The Trestle Bridges
Montana: Sheep Creek Trestle
(m4bridge-trestle-mt-goatlick-2018-0625.1150) Sheep Creek Trestle
The Trestle Bridges
Montana: Sheep Creek Trestle
(m4bridge-trestle-mt-goatlick-2018-0625.1151) Sheep Creek Trestle

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