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Willapa Hills Trail - Chehalis River Bridge (Claquato)
Photos
East Approach
Photo taken by Mike Garland in March 2015
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BH Photo #324668
Description
This is a two span bridge that has been converted into part of the Willapa Hills Trail. Truss spans clearly relocated to this location. Through truss dates to ca. 1895, pony truss dates to Ca. 1910. Information from NPRHA.org Online Collection
Facts
- Overview
- Pratt through truss bridge over Chehalis River on Willapa Hills Trail
- Location
- Lewis County, Washington
- Status
- Open to pedestrians only
- History
- Through Truss erected 1919, Pony truss added 1928
- Railroad
- - Northern Pacific Railroad (NP)
- Design
- 12 Spans Trestle
1-150' pin connected Pratt Through Truss
1-120' "Lattice Girder" (riveted Warren Pony Truss)
13 Spans Trestle
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 150.0 ft.
Total length: 300.0 ft.
Deck width: 12.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 30.0 ft.
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +46.63851, -123.01906 (decimal degrees)
46°38'19" N, 123°01'09" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
- Approximate UTM coordinates
- 10/498541/5164994 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Adna
- Inventory number
- BH 67618 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- January 29, 2020: Updated by John Marvig: Added information from NP bridge records
- November 6, 2016: Updated by Christopher Finigan: Added category "Pin-connected"
- May 16, 2015: Added by Mike Garland
Sources
- Mike Garland - Rapier342 [at] comcast [dot] net
- John Marvig - marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com
All three truss bridges over the Chehalis River on this trail are clearly relocated. I will work on finding more information on where they came from and when they were fabricated. This one looks like it has a ca. 1895 through truss span and a ca. 1910 pony truss.