Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-07-27

be mentioned that the bases Of many
Of the larger entertainments were built
IN this way.
The cuts and fills before specified
were made amply wide; culyerts and
bridges Of the most improved kind. OF
cast-iron pipe, masonry and steel were
built: the best Of drainage being given
to the road IN all respects.
HANNA TO DANA.
The building Of new line. a distance
Of about miles, made saving Of four
miles, using the old branch line from
Allen TO Hanna the new line extending
from Hanna west to the Junction at
Dana with the old line.
This removed a very crooked piece
Of road, with heavy grades and crossed
spur Of the main mountain range,
at n lower elevation,
The cut at the summit is one and one
quarter miles long, and 65 feet deep at
the highest point, passing through va
riOus formations of coal including an
eight foot seam.
The other cuts and fills along this
piece Of line are of somewhat less mag
nitude than that Just described. but
are very heavy work.
This new line involved the moving
Of approximately 10000 cubic yards
OF material Of which nearly 100000
cubic yards was embankment and 31O,-
600 cubic yards, solid rock excavation
Thus. the eight miles Of road Hanna
To Danq) averaged over 100000 cubic
yards per mile, This was largely con-
ccntrated IN two miles Of work, there
being two fills 81 100000 cubic yards
EACH being probably the heaviest yard
age ever handled for single-track rail-
road
The large cut just west Of the Edison
tunnel, another piece Of very heavy
work Is 900 feet. long end so feet deep.
1t eliminates three sharp reverse
curves, two bridges. and reduces curves
from five to three degrees
ENTIRELY CHANGED.
The line was changed entirely at the
North Platte river crossing so as TO
take out curvature and reduce the
grade. To accomplish this Il was ne
cessary TO put in a new steel bridge
across the river, vron concrete piers
and abutments with pile foundations.
consisting Of four spans Of Deck Plate
Girder bridge, 1903 feet long each and
end OF IS feet in length. built according
to modern construction.
From Rawlins 10 Upton is distance
OF 60 miles, containing three SUBMITS
and crossing the Continental Divide at
Creston, where the waters Of the At
lantic and Pacific separate. The altl-
tude Of this divide Is 7.l00 feet.
On this new line cuts and fills are
being made. many heavy cast-iron pipe
and stone arches are being used wher-
ever possible. so aa To Lave the en-
bankments solid, and where not posi-
Bile, steel bridges and masonry are used.
GREEN RIVER TO BRYAN.
A new piece Of line was built from
Green River west TO Bryan distance
OF about eleven miles. On this line
westward for short distance, from
Green River TO Peru, the summit of a
mountain. the Union Pacific has done
a piece Of engineering Of stupendous
magnitude.
After leaving Green River, the Union
Bluffs Of Green River almost precipl-
tous cliffs are skirted The new line
built right through high walls Of
rock, carrying II a little further away
from the river Strengthening the road
and curvature so that IL Is well night
impossible 10 recognize the old line
As one looks up at the big cuts and
fills. he Is filed with awe, wonder and
marvel. not at the vast expense which
must have been incurred, but at such
skin, such a masterpiece Of engineering.