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Bonners Ferry Bridge

Boundary County, Idaho
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Bridge Substructure, South End West Side

Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

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Map 

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Facts 

Overview
Lost five-span Parker through truss bridge over Kootenai River on US 95 in Bonners Ferry
Location
Bonners Ferry, Boundary County, Idaho
Status
Replaced by new bridge
History
Built 1932-33; rehabilitated 1970; replaced 1984
Builders
- American Bridge Co. of New York
- Puget Construction Co.
Design
Five riveted Parker through trusses
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 180.0 ft.
Total length: 1,256.0 ft.
Deck width: 20.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+48.69833, -116.31167   (decimal degrees)
48°41'54" N, 116°18'42" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
11/550649/5394150 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Bonners Ferry
Inventory number
BH 36934 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

American Bridge Co. (449)
Bonners Ferry, Idaho (1)
Boundary County, Idaho (6)
Built 1933 (468)
Built during 1930s (8,551)
HAER documented (782)
Have street view (9,903)
Idaho (233)
Lost (10,373)
Lost 1984 (33)
Lost during 1980s (436)
 Owned by state (9,810)
Parker through truss (947)
Parker truss (1,267)
Puget Construction Co. (3)
Replaced by new bridge (7,141)
Span length 175-250 feet (1,484)
Through truss (9,211)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (1,217)
Truss (23,575)
US 95 (11)

Update Log 

  • November 14, 2011: New Street View added by Craig Philpott
  • July 26, 2008: Added by James Baughn

Sources 

  • James Baughn - webmaster [at] bridgehunter [dot] com
  • HAER ID-5 - Bonner's Ferry Bridge, Spanning Kootenai River, Bonners Ferry, Boundary County, ID
  • Craig Philpott - cphilpott [at] puc [dot] edu

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