BNSF Railway Bridge (Great Falls, Montana)

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The narrow gauge Great Falls & Canada Railway was built in the late 1880's from Lethbridge, Alberta to Great Falls. The Sweet Grass to Great Falls portion was purchased by the Great Northern during 1901 and widened to standard gauge in 1902-04. GN extended the line to Billings from Great Falls (under the corporate name of "Billings & Northern Railway") to connect with the CB&Q at Billings. The Great Northern was merged into Burlington Northern during 1970, and BN was merged into the current operator, BNSF Railway, during 1996. America's railroads built 32 crossings over the Missouri River, of which 23 remain in use.
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Coordinates:   47°30'8"N   111°18'43"W
This article was last modified 9 years ago