Murtaugh Bridge
Photos
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Approach View From North Showing Timber Deck And Deck Railing Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Approach View From South Showing Lattice Railing And Connection To Floor Beam System Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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General Elevation Showing Placement Of Pier On River 'Till.' Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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General View Showing Bridge In Its Setting During High River Flows Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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General Elevation Showing South Access Road And Abutment Location Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Detail Of Truss And Cross-Bracing Showing Masonry Footing And Pier Arrangement For Approach Spans, And For Main Truss Stringers And Deck Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Detail Of Main Truss Substructure Showing Typical Rivited Connections And 'Lattice' Construction Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Detail Elevation Of Main Truss Connections, Deck Railing Support And Main Pier Arrangement Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
Facts
- Overview
- Lost Pratt deck truss bridge over Snake River on FAS 2744
- Status
- Replaced by new bridge
- History
- Built 1915-16 by Charles H. Mull; replaced 1983
- Builder
- - Charles H. Mull
- Design
- Pratt deck truss
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 102 ft.
Total length: 281 ft.
Deck width: 16 ft.
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +42.49944, -114.15306 (decimal degrees)
42°29'58" N, 114°09'11" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 11/733932/4709159 (zone/easting/northing)
- USGS topographic map
- Eden
- Inventory number
- BH 36936 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Sources
- James Baughn - webmaster [at] bridgehunter [dot] com
- HAER ID-1 - Murtaugh Bridge, Murtaugh vicinity, Jerome County, ID