It involved 103 miles of new track between Ogden and Lucin (a town in the west desert), including an almost 12-mile-long permanent wooden trestle and several more miles of rock and gravel fill through shallow lake brine. Temporary trestles were used to help construct much of the fill. (Miller, David E. Great Salt Lake Past and Present. Publishers Press. 5th edition by Anne M. Eckman, 1994, p. 38) (Hofsommer, Don L. The Southern Pacific, 1901-1985. Texas A&M University Press. 1986, p. 17)
In 1959, the trestle was replaced by a solid fill causeway that is still in use by the railroad. Today, wood from the Trestle is being reclaimed and sold for different projects around the world.
The beautiful crisscross lines of the trestle timbers remind me of knitted cables. I have several ideas of something inspired by these lines. All using a deep brown, the color of trestle wood, and maybe something for a man.
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