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Willapa Hills Trail - Chehalis River Bridge

Lewis County, Washington

Photos 

East Approach

Photo taken by Mike Garland in March 2015

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BH Photo #324668

Map 

Description 

This is a two span bridge that has been converted into part of the Willapa Hills Trail. No data plaque or builder information, but it was probably built around 1900 for the Northern Pacific Railroad.

Facts 

Overview
Through truss bridge over Chehalis River on Willapa Hills Trail
Location
Lewis County, Washington
Status
Open to pedestrians only
Railroads
- Northern Pacific Railroad (NP)
- Rail-to-trail
Design
The bridge has two spans.
Dimensions
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)

Categories 

Chehalis River (12)
Lewis County, Washington (48)
Northern Pacific Railroad (275)
Open to pedestrians (3,733)
Pin-connected (3,640)
Pony truss (15,445)
Pratt through truss (4,817)
Pratt truss (8,386)
Rail-to-trail (1,376)
 Railroad (14,196)
Span length 125-175 feet (3,922)
Through truss (13,618)
Total length 250-500 feet (4,803)
Truss (30,601)
Warren pony truss (3,011)
Warren pony truss with alternating verticals (536)
Warren truss (6,008)
Washington (1,185)

Update Log 

  • 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

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