A White Pass & Yukon Route train, headed by steam locomotives with freight cars trailing, crosses a steel cantilever truss bridge spanning a rocky gorge, with barren mountains rising behind. The bridge was erected in 1901 to carry the narrow-gauge line over the canyon of the Skagway River on its climb from Skagway toward Whitehorse, a route built during the Klondike gold rush era. The structure served until it was bypassed by a tunnel in 1969.
Thin white margin at edges; worn corners and light edge wear; visible halftone/print screen texture in the sky.
No postmark. Divided back; publisher imprint The Lowman & Hanford Company, Seattle; blank address/message side; toned with stains.
Cite this card
Cantilever Bridge on the White Pass & Yukon Route, Alaska, circa 1910, postcard, c. 1915. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/cantilever-bridge-on-the-white-pass-yukon-route-alaska-circa. Accessed October 24, 2026.
