Dedication of Union Milwaukee Trestle
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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.
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Union Pacific Rail Depot
Walking in Riverfront Park today, it might be hard to imagine it any other way. However, what once occupied that space was one of the grandest, most elegant rail depots in Spokane, the Union Pacific Depot or Union Station. When former Union Pacific…