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Chatcolet Bridge

Benewah County, Idaho
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Overview
Pratt through truss bridge over Lake Coeur d'Alene on the Trail of the Couer D'Alenes (formerly Union Pacific Railroad)
Location
Benewah County, Idaho
Status
Open to pedestrians
History
Built 1921
Design
Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Total length: 3,100.0 ft. (0.6 mi.)
Approximate latitude, longitude
+47.37823, -116.75358   (decimal degrees)
47°22'42" N, 116°45'13" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
11/518601/5247226 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Harrison
Inventory number
BH 47897 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Benewah County, Idaho (3)
Built 1921 (389)
Built during 1920s (7,033)
Idaho (233)
Movable (1,355)
Open to Pedestrians (2,084)
Owned by state (9,807)
 Pratt through truss (3,166)
Pratt truss (5,658)
Preserved (652)
Swing (534)
Through truss (9,205)
Total length over 2500 feet (587)
Truss (23,566)

Update Log 

  • February 1, 2011: New photo from Nathan Holth
  • January 31, 2011: Added by James McCray

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Chatcolet Bridge
Posted February 1, 2011, by Nathan Holth (form3 [at] historicbridges [dot] org)

They did a really gross pier replacement. The rollers from the swing are now hanging over nothing. The bridge looks great on the deck, but it looks a bit stupid in elevation view.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/25426905@N05/4775938035/