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Oldtown Bridge

Bonner County, Idaho

Photos 

Contextual View Of Bridge, Looking West

Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

View photos at Library of Congress

BH Photo #118379

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost four-span Parker through truss bridge over Pend Oreille River on US 2 in Oldtown
Location
Oldtown, Bonner County, Idaho
Status
Replaced by new bridge
History
Built 1926-27; replaced 1988
Builders
- Boise Iron Works of Boise, Idaho
- Sam R. Boudrye
- Virginia Bridge & Iron Works of Roanoke, Virginia [also known as Virginia Bridge Co.]
Design
Four riveted Parker through trusses
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 180.0 ft.
Total length: 1,246.0 ft.
Deck width: 24.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+48.18417, -117.03694   (decimal degrees)
48°11'03" N, 117°02'13" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
11/497253/5336770 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Newport
Inventory number
BH 36933 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Boise Iron Works (1)
Bonner County, Idaho (26)
Built 1927 (903)
Built during 1920s (10,350)
Formerly NR-eligible (453)
HAER documented (1,136)
Idaho (554)
Lost (30,597)
Lost 1988 (196)
Lost during 1980s (1,600)
Oldtown, Idaho (1)
Owned by state (16,703)
 Parker through truss (1,435)
Parker truss (1,831)
Pend Oreille River (5)
Replaced by new bridge (20,823)
Sam R. Boudrye (1)
Span length 175-250 feet (2,114)
Through truss (18,238)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (2,035)
Truss (37,278)
US 2 (51)
Virginia Bridge & Iron Works (9)
Virginia Bridge Co. (53)

Update Log 

  • July 26, 2008: Added by James Baughn

Sources 

  • James Baughn - webmaster [at] bridgehunter [dot] com
  • HAER ID-7 - Oldtown Bridge, Spanning Pend Oreille River, U.S. Highway 2, Oldtown, Bonner County, ID

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