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STMA - Lake Benewah Trestle

Benewah County, Idaho

Photos 

Photo taken by Kyle Jarvis in May 2011

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BH Photo #339022

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview
Timber stringer bridge over Benewah Lake on St. Maries River Railroad
Location
Benewah County, Idaho
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1908 to carry the Milwaukee Road Pacific Coast Extension. Sold to STMA in 1980.
Railroads
- Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (MILW)
- St. Maries River Railroad (STMA)
Design
Timber stringer with deck plate girder span over waterway.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+47.35299, -116.69593   (decimal degrees)
47°21'11" N, 116°41'45" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
11/522964/5244436 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Benewah Lake
Inventory number
BH 69564 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Beam (17,097)
Benewah County, Idaho (19)
Built 1908 (795)
Built during 1900s (7,733)
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (1,112)
Have street view (29,819)
 Idaho (552)
Open (41,199)
Owned by railroad (13,723)
Railroad (16,663)
St. Maries River Railroad (12)
Timber stringer (4,384)

Update Log 

  • August 14, 2019: New photos from Mike Garland
  • April 5, 2018: New photo from Richard Doody
  • August 14, 2016: New Street View added by Dana and Kay Klein
  • October 7, 2015: Added by Kyle Jarvis

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