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Dosewallips River Bridge

Jefferson County, Washington
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Facts 

Overview
Lost through truss bridge over Dosewallips River on US 101
Location
Jefferson County, Washington
Status
Replaced by new bridge
History
Built 1923; replaced 2000
Builder
- Ward & Ward, Inc.
Design
Riveted, 12-panel Pennsylvania through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 240.2 ft.
Total length: 305.1 ft.
Deck width: 20.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 16.7 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+47.68999, -122.89907   (decimal degrees)
47°41'24" N, 122°53'57" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
10/507573/5281849 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Brinnon
Inventory number
BH 38421 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 03/1998)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 41.8 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1994)
2,527

Categories 

12-panel truss (28)
Built 1923 (416)
Built during 1920s (7,046)
Functionally obsolete (7,054)
HAER documented (784)
Jefferson County, Washington (9)
Lost (10,495)
Lost 2000 (331)
Lost during 2000s (3,098)
 Pennsylvania truss (308)
Replaced by new bridge (7,220)
Span length 175-250 feet (1,489)
Through truss (9,254)
Total length 250-500 feet (3,382)
Truss (23,615)
US 101 (91)
Ward & Ward, Inc. (2)
Washington (849)

Update Log 

  • March 18, 2012: Updated by Craig Philpott: corrected location
  • December 22, 2008: Added by James Baughn

Sources 

  • HAER WA-94 - Dosewallips River Bridge
  • James Baughn - webmaster [at] bridgehunter [dot] com
  • Craig Philpott - cphilpott [at] puc [dot] edu

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