Central Ferry Bridge

Photos 

Overview

Looking east from just off WA 127 on the Whitman County end of bridge

Photo taken by Karl Sweitzer in August 2008

Enlarge

BH Photo #124617

Map 

Street View 

Cost 

A $2,998,867 contract was awarded through agreement with Washington State Highway Department for construction of Central Ferry Bridge on State Highway No. 127 (formerly No. 295).

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Facts 

Overview

Steel through arch bridge over Snake River on WA 127

Location

Garfield County, Washington, and Whitman County, Washington

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1969

Design

Steel through arch

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 520.0 ft.
Total length: 1,831.1 ft.
Deck width: 27.9 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 16.8 ft.

Also called

Elmer C. Huntley Bridge

Approximate latitude, longitude

+46.62600, -117.79830   (decimal degrees)
46°37'34" N, 117°47'54" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

11/438886/5163913 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Central Ferry

Elevation

642 ft. above sea level

Average daily traffic (as of 2012)

782

Inventory number

BH 34212 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection report (as of July 2016)

Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 74.2 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

Update Log 

• April 16, 2018: New photo from Richard Doody
• March 22, 2018: Updated by Andy Peters: adds Elmer C. Huntley Bridge alternate name
• September 14, 2008: Essay added by Karl Sweitzer

Related Bridges 

• UP - Snake River Bridge (Downstream)
• Snake River Bridge (Upstream) - Modern Red Wolf Bridge between structures

Sources 

• Karl Sweitzer - kesc [at] pacbell [dot] net
• Andy Peters - anpete1971 [at] gmail [dot] com
• Richard Doody

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