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Hylebos Waterway Bridge (Old)

Pierce County, Washington

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Hylebos Waterway Bridge (Old)

Bridge replaced

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013

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BH Photo #285955

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Overview
Lost Through truss bridge over Hylebos Waterway on East 11th Street
Location
Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1925; Replaced 1939
Builder
- Strauss Bascule Bridge Co. of Chicago, Illinois
Design
Through truss bascule
Approximate latitude, longitude
+47.27760, -122.39458   (decimal degrees)
47°16'39" N, 122°23'40" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
10/545788/5236191 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Tacoma North
Inventory number
BH 61445 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Bascule (1,038)
Built 1925 (1,232)
Built during 1920s (9,519)
Lost (22,392)
Lost 1939 (42)
Lost during 1930s (487)
Movable (2,855)
Owned by city (4,941)
 Pierce County, Washington (108)
Replaced by new bridge (14,956)
Strauss Bascule Bridge Co. (172)
Strauss Overhead Counterweight Bascule (54)
Tacoma, Washington (34)
Through truss (14,081)
Truss (31,269)
Washington (1,217)

Update Log 

  • April 6, 2018: New photo from Douglas Butler
  • June 18, 2014: Updated by Luke Harden: Added links to imagery at the Tacoma Public Library's website
  • June 18, 2014: Added by Douglas Butler

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