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Raging River Bridge

King County, Washington

Photos 

Raging River Bridge

Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

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BH Photo #196063

Map 

Street View 

Description 

The bridge is an example of a half-through steel plate girder bridge. Structures of this type are commonly associated with railroads, and are rare among structures built for highways. The bridge has retained its basic design and structure and has not been altered significantly since its construction in 1937.

- Historic American Engineering Record

Facts 

Overview
Lost Pony plate girder bridge over Raging River on Preston-Fall City Road
Location
King County, Washington
Status
Replaced by new bridge
History
Built 1937, replaced 1998
Builder
- H.S. Steffensen of Seattle, Washington
Design
Pony plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 97.1 ft.
Total length: 202.1 ft.
Deck width: 24.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+47.56500, -121.89000   (decimal degrees)
47°33'54" N, 121°53'24" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
10/583494/5268550 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Fall City
Inventory number
BH 48494 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1937 (840)
Built during 1930s (12,170)
Girder (11,175)
H.S. Steffensen (1)
Have street view (28,919)
King County, Washington (216)
Lost (28,544)
Lost 1998 (440)
Lost during 1990s (4,147)
 Owned by county (21,614)
Plate girder (8,730)
Replaced by new bridge (19,416)
Span length 75-100 feet (6,656)
Structurally deficient (12,877)
Through girder (4,194)
Total length 175-250 feet (4,481)
Washington (1,381)

Update Log 

  • January 14, 2015: Updated by Dave King: Added builder and HAER description
  • March 25, 2011: New Street View added by Sheldon Wiens
  • March 24, 2011: Added by K. A. Erickson

Sources 

  • K. A. Erickson
  • HAER WA-141 - Raging River Bridge No. 234A
  • Sheldon Wiens
  • Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com

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