Gilahina Trestle
A surviving wooden railway trestle beside McCarthy Road, about 270 m long, one of the most intact timber bridges along the Copper River and Northwestern Railway.
The Gilahina Trestle was built in 1911 from about 500,000 board feet of timber. It measures roughly 270 m long and 27 m high, and once carried ore trains across the Gilahina River valley. After the railway closed in 1938, the trestle was preserved, and it now stands beside McCarthy Road about 46 km from Chitina. There is a roadside parking area and interpretive signs, where you can see the huge timber frame up close. Parts of the structure have aged, so climbing is prohibited.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- McCarthy Road
- Kuskulana Bridge
- Chitina
- Kennicott Glacier
- Kennicott River Footbridge
- McCarthy
- Root Glacier
- Liberty Falls State Recreation Site