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Butte Road Bridge

Gem County, Idaho
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Overview
Through truss bridge over Squaw Creek on Butte Road
Location
Gem County, Idaho
Status
replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1908
Design
Through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 69.9 ft.
Total length: 71.9 ft.
Deck width: 16.1 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.96639, -116.33222   (decimal degrees)
43°57'59" N, 116°19'56" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
11/553568/4868356 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Montour
Inventory numbers
ID 28155 (Idaho bridge number)
BH 14887 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 07/2005)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 29.3 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2004)
20

Categories 

Built 1908 (421)
Built during 1900s (4,246)
Gem County, Idaho (3)
Idaho (233)
Lost (10,356)
Owned by county (16,484)
Replaced by new bridge (7,131)
 Span length 50-75 feet (6,995)
Structurally deficient (16,677)
Through truss (9,205)
Total length 50-75 feet (6,894)
Truss (23,565)
Wooden deck (5,398)

Update Log 

  • April 21, 2010: Updated by J.P.: bridge has been replaced

Sources 

  • J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
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Butte Road Bridge
Posted April 8, 2011, by Anthony Dillon (spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com)

A nice looking and rather long bedstead truss.

The truss legs may have been removed during the renovation, or they might have been amputated in a past remodel. Often the legs have been encased in concrete to shore up the foundation. Unfortunately most people don't understand that the legs are actually part of the truss itself.

Butte Road Bridge
Posted April 8, 2011, by Nathan Holth (form3 [at] historicbridges [dot] org)

Fantastic find! Looks like it was originally a bedstead, although it appears its legs were cut so it now functions as a pony truss with vertical end posts.

Butte Road Bridge
Posted April 8, 2011, by Cheryl (idastuff [at] clearwire [dot] net)

Bridge was moved to the Gem Island Sports Complex in Emmett Idaho (Gem County). It is being used as a pedestrian Bridge at this time. Looking good.

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