For the entire distance from the mouth of the Tiekel Riveer to Chitina, miles 101 to 131, the road is supported on the west side hill, involving heavy rock work. . . . The frequent draws are spanned by frame trestles, some of which are high and on sharp curves. In Woods Canyon the road clings to cliffs where the rock bed slopes toward the track at about 1-1/2 to 1, thereby dumping its frost talus directly on the roadbed. At miles 103 to 112 and 114, there are short rock tunnels.
Here is the tunnel at mile 102-103:
This is a view in the same general area at mile 103:
A view at Mile 123:
A trestle at mile 124, the Canyon Creek or Haley Creek Trestle:
And a 1966 photo of the O'Brien Creek Trestle farther north:
And a view at mile 129:
The section of the Copper River immediately below Chitina (mile 132) is called Woods Canyon. Here is a general view taken of the deepest part of the canyon below Chitina just before the railroad was completed:
Here is a view of the track in this area soon after completion:
The trestle at 124 is the Haley Creek trestle. I think back then it was called Canyon Creek. Problem with that name is that almost directly across the Copper River was yet another Canyon Creek. Haley Creek was a name assigned long after abandonment of the RR. That second trestle pix is the remains of the O'Brien Creek trestle just a few miles south of Chitina, MP 131 (132 is the Copper River crossing just to the north of Chitina).
ReplyDeleteTrestle names updated, many thanks!
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