Dedication of Union Milwaukee Trestle

ID: 5338 ~ Source: Spokane City Historic Preservation Office Photographic Collection, Office of the Secretary of State, Washington State Archives, Digital Archives, http://digitalarchives.wa.gov,
Spokane Municipal Government, Historic Preservation, General Photographic Collection, 1900-1974, Eastern Regional Branch, Washington State Archives, Cheney, WA. ~ Date: September 16, 1914

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In order to get trains into Union Station Union Pacific and the Milwaukee Road created an elevated trestle that passed directly over the Monroe Street bridge. The dedication of the Union High Bridge on Sept 16, 1914 marked the completion of Union Station. The use of elevated trestles was necessary due to Robert Strahorn's bold, yet impractical idea to place the station in the center of downtown.

This file appears in: Union Pacific Rail Depot: Lost Architectural Masterpiece

Union Pacific Rail Depot: Lost Architectural Masterpiece

By Devrick Barnett

Unlike the Great Northern Station which has left its mark on downtown Spokane, nothing remains of the elegant Union Station instead the Red Rider Wagon play area occupies its former location.