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Railroad trestle bridge over Skagit River at Devil's Elbow, February 1922
Railroad trestle bridge over Skagit River at Devil's Elbow, February 1922
TitleRailroad trestle bridge over Skagit River at Devil's Elbow, February 1922
PhotographerUnknown
Date1922
NotesPhotographs of the Skagit River Hydroelectric Project constructed between 1918-1961.

The Gorge Dam and Powerhouse were built by Seattle City Light and completed in September of 1924.

Two wooden truss bridges, named Devil's Elbow and Ferry Bar, carried the Seattle City Light railroad trains from one river bank to the other side and back again.

Caption on image: Devil's Elbow Bridge, Feb. 1922. E190

PH Coll 45.1-36a
Location DepictedUnited States--Washington (State)--Skagit River--Devil's Elbow
Subjects (LCTGM)Trestles--Washington (State); Railroads--Washington (State); Railroad tracks--Washington (State)
Subjects (LCSH)Skagit River (B.C. and Wash.); Devil's Elbow (Wash.)
Digital CollectionSeattle Power and Water Supply Collection
Order NumberWWDL0332
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RepositoryUniversity of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division
Repository CollectionSeattle City Light Albums. PH Coll 45
Object TypePhotograph
Physical Descriptionsilver gelatin, b&w
Digital Reproduction InformationScanned from a photographic print using a Microtek Scanmaker 9600XL at 150 dpi in JPEG format at compression rate 3 and resized to 768x600 ppi. 2005
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