St. Andrews Creek Bridge

Photos 

Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

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Map 

Facts 

Overview

Concrete arch bridge over St. Andrews Creek on West Side Road

Location

Pierce County, Washington

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1931

Builder

- W.T. Butler Co. (Contractor)

Design

This structure employs the National Park Service's "rustic style;" the rugged stone veneer conceals its filled reinforced concrete arch construction. This naturalistic treatment allows the bridge to blend into its scenic setting below the Puyallup Glacier and upstream from Denman Falls. Of special interest are several landscape features associated with the bridge, including stone steps leading down from the bridge to the creek and a hiking trail to the nearby waterfall; this trail was constructed by workers from the Emergency Conservation Works project. Another trail from the bridge leads to the nearby historic St. Andrews Creek Ranger Station.
(HAER WA-51)

Dimensions

Span length: 25.9 ft.
Total length: 25.9 ft.
Deck width: 25.9 ft.

Also called

West Side Road Bridge

Approximate latitude, longitude

+46.83500, -121.90611   (decimal degrees)
46°50'06" N, 121°54'22" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

10/583418/5187409 (zone/easting/northing)

USGS topographic map

Mount Wow

Inventory number

BH 34467 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection (as of 08/2010)

Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 63.3 (out of 100)

Average daily traffic (as of 2008)

400

Categories 

Sources 

• HAER WA-51 - St. Andrews Creek Bridge
• Mike Goff - michael [dot] goff [at] hotmail [dot] com
• Wikipedia - St. Andrews Creek Bridge

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