Mears Memorial Bridge

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Mears Memorial Bridge
View of bridge shortly after completion in 1923
Coordinates	64°34′02″N 149°04′43″W / 64.5670978°N 149.0786362°W / 64.5670978; -149.0786362
Carries	Single track of Alaska Railroad
Crosses	Tanana River
Locale	Nenana, Alaska
Owner	Alaska Railroad
Characteristics
Design	Simple truss bridge (Pennsylvania through truss)
Material	Steel
Longest span	700 feet (210 m)
History
Designer	Modjeski and Angier
Constructed by	American Bridge Company
Opened	February 1923
Location

The Mears Memorial Bridge is a truss bridge on the Alaska Railroad, completed in 1923. The bridge spans the Tanana River at Nenana and at 700-foot-long (210 m), it is among the largest simple truss-type bridges in the world.