Lucin Cutoff
The Lucin Cutoff is a 102-mile (164 km) railroad line in Utah, United States that runs from Ogden to its namesake in Lucin. The most prominent feature of the cutoff was a twelve-mile-long (19 km) railroad trestle crossing the Great Salt Lake, which was in use from 1904 until the late 1950s, when it was replaced by an earthen causeway.
Southern Pacific Railroad: Ogden-Lucin Cut-Off Trestle | |
Formerly listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
Aerial view of the Lucin Cutoff trestle before removal. The 1950s causeway is to the right of the trestle. | |
| Nearest city | Ogden, Utah |
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| Coordinates | 41°13′0″N 112°41′40″W |
| Area | 143 acres (58 ha) |
| Built | 1902–1904 |
| Architect | William Hood |
| NRHP reference No. | 72001257 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | April 14, 1972 |
| Removed from NRHP | October 23, 2018 |
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The cutoff was originally built by the Southern Pacific Railroad as a means of shortening the First transcontinental railroad. Today the cutoff is owned and operated by the Union Pacific Railroad as a significant part of the Lakeside Subdivision, which runs from Ogden to Wells, Nevada, and is one of the many subdivisions of the Overland Route. Due to the obstruction of water flow caused by the Lucin Cutoff, the Great Salt Lake appears to be different colors in aerial photographs; water north of the Cutoff appears red or brown, while water south of the Cutoff is more green.