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Squirrel Bridge

Fremont County, Idaho
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Photos 

Side view

Photo taken June 1983 by Wade Bird for the Historic American Engineering Record

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost wooden Howe pony truss bridge over Fall River on CCC Camp Road
Location
Fremont County, Idaho
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built during the late 1930's by the Civilian Conservation Corps; replaced 1983
Builder
- Civilian Conservation Corps
Design
Howe pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 60.0 ft.
Total length: 200.0 ft.
Deck width: 12.5 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+44.06161, -111.20565   (decimal degrees)
44°03'42" N, 111°12'20" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
12/483529/4878736 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Porcupine Lake
Inventory number
BH 14885 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built during 1930s (8,549)
Civilian Conservation Corps (49)
Fremont County, Idaho (7)
HAER documented (781)
Howe pony truss (36)
Howe truss (249)
Idaho (233)
Lost (10,353)
 Lost 1983 (29)
Lost during 1980s (435)
Pony truss (13,215)
Replaced by new bridge (7,132)
Span length 50-75 feet (6,994)
Total length 175-250 feet (2,788)
Truss (23,561)

Update Log 

  • August 18, 2006: Posted HAER photos

Sources 

  • HAER ID-6 - Fall River Bridge, Spanning Fall River on CCC Camp Road, Ashton, Fremont County, ID

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