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NP - South Fork Willapa River Bridge

Pacific County, Washington

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South Fork Willapa River Bridge

Photo taken by Michael Goff on August 1, 2009

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BH Photo #145797

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Description 

Information from NPRHA.org Online Collection

Facts 

Overview
Through truss bridge over South Fork Willapa River on former Northern Pacific Railroad in Raymond
Location
Raymond, Pacific County, Washington
Status
Derelict/abandoned
History
Built 1912
Railroads
- Burlington Northern Railroad (BN)
- Northern Pacific Railroad (NP)
Design
Swing warren through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 325.0 ft.
Total length: 432.0 ft.
Also called
Raymond Swing Bridge
Raymond Railroad Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+46.68460, -123.74050   (decimal degrees)
46°41'05" N, 123°44'26" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
10/443372/5170381 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Raymond
Inventory number
BH 43319 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Abandoned (3,616)
Beam (15,606)
Built 1912 (824)
Built during 1910s (9,624)
Burlington Northern Railroad (457)
Center Pivot Swing Span (82)
Have street view (26,800)
Movable (2,958)
Northern Pacific Railroad (386)
Owned by state (15,904)
Pacific County, Washington (27)
Railroad (15,356)
 Raymond, Washington (3)
Riveted (2,159)
Span length 250-500 feet (1,196)
Swing (1,444)
Through truss (15,013)
Timber stringer (3,990)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,214)
Truss (32,701)
Warren through truss (1,608)
Warren truss (6,538)
Washington (1,310)
Willapa River (6)

Update Log 

  • January 12, 2021: New photos from Geoff Hubbs
  • January 29, 2020: Updated by John Marvig: Added information from NP bridge records
  • December 22, 2016: New Street View added by Douglas Butler
  • August 24, 2013: New photo from Douglas Butler
  • August 31, 2009: Added by Michael Goff

Sources 

  • Mike Goff - michael [dot] goff [at] hotmail [dot] com
  • Douglas Butler
  • John Marvig - marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Geoff Hubbs

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