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Central Ferry Bridge

Garfield County, Washington, and Whitman County, Washington

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 

From a 1969 Army Corps of Engineers report

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).

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 with building of Little Goose Dam
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 2016)
891
Inventory number
BH 34212 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of July 2018)
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: 74.7 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

Arch (12,063)
Built 1969 (113)
Built during 1960s (2,027)
Cantilevered (306)
County line crossing (533)
Garfield County, Washington (8)
Have street view (26,852)
Navigable waterway (2,147)
Open (39,831)
 Owned by state (15,943)
Snake River (55)
Span length 500-1000 feet (388)
Steel through arch (216)
Suspended Deck Through Truss (18)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (1,882)
Washington (1,310)
Whitman County, Washington (60)

Update Log 

  • December 2, 2018: New photos from Leslie R Trick
  • 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 

Sources 

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

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