Cushman Street Bridge

Photos 

Published prior to 1923

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BH Photo #367067

Map 

Description 

Facts 

Overview

Relocated Pennsylvania through truss bridge originally over Chena River on Cushman Street

Location

Fairbanks, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska

Status

Relocated and open to traffic Northeast of Nome

History

Built 1917 replacing wooden bridge; Replaced 1959 by current bridge and moved

Builder

- Penn Bridge Co. of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania

Design

Pennsylvania through truss

Approximate latitude, longitude

+64.84419, -147.72185   (decimal degrees)
64°50'39" N, 147°43'19" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

6/465762/7191285 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Fairbanks D-2 SE

Inventory number

BH 60598 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• February 28, 2020: Updated by Tony Dillon: Removed from the "Lost" category as the bridge was reused elsewhere.
• November 7, 2019: New photo from Melissa Brand-Welch
• July 11, 2019: Updated by Tony Dillon: Added truss type
• July 10, 2019: New photo from Dana and Kay Klein
• November 26, 2017: New photo from Dana and Kay Klein
• October 11, 2016: New photo from Dave King
• July 31, 2016: New Street View added by Dana and Kay Klein
• April 4, 2014: Added by Dave King

Related Bridges 

• Kuzitrin River Bridge (Parts reused in)

Sources 

• Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com
• vilda.alaska.edu - Photo
• Dana and Kay Klein
• Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com
• Melissa Brand-Welch - melissabrandwelch [at] msn [dot] com

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