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Frying Pan Creek Bridge

Pierce County, Washington
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Map 

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Facts 

Overview
Steel arch bridge over Frying Pan Creek on Sunrise Road
Location
Pierce County, Washington
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1931
Design
Steel arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 128.0 ft.
Total length: 234.9 ft.
Deck width: 27.9 ft.
Also called
Sunrise Road Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+46.88778, -121.60889   (decimal degrees)
46°53'16" N, 121°36'32" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
10/605980/5193632 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
White River Park
Inventory number
BH 34460 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 08/2010)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 50.1 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2008)
800

Categories 

Arch (9,420)
Built 1931 (573)
Built during 1930s (8,551)
Deck arch (8,703)
Mt. Rainier National Park Bridges (15)
Open (28,320)
Owned by National Park Service (253)
 Owned by federal government (590)
Pierce County, Washington (74)
Span length 125-175 feet (2,956)
Steel arch (293)
Total length 175-250 feet (2,790)
Washington (844)

Update Log 

  • December 21, 2009: New photos from Michael Goff

Sources 

  • HAER WA-54 - Frying Pan Creek Bridge
  • Mike Goff - michael [dot] goff [at] hotmail [dot] com

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