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Allen Street Bridge

Cowlitz County, Washington

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Allen Street Bridge

New Allen Street Bridge, made of steel and cement, under construction, Kelso, 1923 Courtesy Cowlitz Historical Museum

Courtesy Cowlitz Historical Museum and Historylink.org

View this photo at historylink.org

BH Photo #130531

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Facts 

Overview
Lost through truss bridge over Cowlitz River on Allen Street in Kelso
Location
Kelso, Cowlitz County, Washington
Status
Replaced by a new bridge in 2000
History
Built 1923; rehabilitated 1970, Replaced 2000
Builder
- American Bridge Co. of New York
Design
Vertical Lift
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 168.0 ft.
Total length: 704.1 ft.
Deck width: 24.0 ft.
Also called
Cowlitz River Drawbridge
West Main Street Bridge
Kelso Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+46.14518, -122.91417   (decimal degrees)
46°08'43" N, 122°54'51" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
10/506628/5110181 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Kelso
Inventory number
BH 38389 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

American Bridge Co. (1,446)
Built 1923 (604)
Built during 1920s (9,701)
Cowlitz County, Washington (38)
Cowlitz River (16)
Kelso, Washington (4)
Lost (23,385)
Lost 2000 (384)
Lost during 2000s (4,086)
Movable (2,889)
Navigable waterway (2,128)
 Owned by state (15,494)
Replaced by new bridge (15,613)
Riveted (2,139)
Span Drive Vertical Lift (90)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,134)
Through truss (14,540)
Total length 500-1000 feet (2,760)
Truss (31,931)
Vertical lift (417)
Waddell Vertical Lift (28)
Washington (1,277)

Update Log 

  • March 29, 2018: New photos from Richard Doody
  • December 17, 2008: Added by Michael Goff

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Sources 

  • Mike Goff - michael [dot] goff [at] hotmail [dot] com
  • Douglas Butler
  • Richard Doody

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