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Kalispell Old Steel Bridge

Flathead County, Montana

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View Looking Northeast, General Elevation

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View Looking North, Elevation Of Fast Span

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View Looking Northwest, 'Barrel Shot' From Center Truss

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View Looking Northeast, 3/4 'Barrel Shot' Of Fast Truss

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View Looking Northwest, 'Barrel Shot' From East Truss

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Detail Of Pin Connection And Truss Seat At Pier

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Detail Of Upper Chord And Lacing

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Overview
Through truss bridge over Flathead River on CR 091
Location
Flathead County, Montana
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1894
Builder
- Gillette & Herzog
Design
Through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 220.2 ft.
Total length: 505.9 ft.
Deck width: 15.4 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 15.5 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+48.21167, -114.25667   (decimal degrees)
48°12'42" N, 114°15'24" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
11/703793/5343465 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Kalispell
Inventory number
BH 23024 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 02/2005)
Deck condition rating: Critical (2 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 21.5 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2003)
100

Categories 

19th Century (1,838)
Built 1894 (71)
Built during 1890s (695)
Flathead County, Montana (8)
Gillette & Herzog (1)
HAER documented (348)
Montana (277)
NR-eligible (2,574)
Open (21,822)
Owned by county (14,294)
Pin-connected (483)
Pratt truss (1,567)
Span length 175-250 feet (1,031)
Structurally deficient (10,852)
Through truss (5,419)
Total length 500-1000 feet (1,026)
Truss (16,067)
Tubular piers (17)
Wooden deck (5,165)

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