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11th Street Bridge (Old)

Pierce County, Washington

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11th Street Bridge (Old)

Replaced

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in July 2016

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BH Photo #358540

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Facts 

Overview
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Tacoma Narrows on East 11th Street
Location
Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1894; Replaced 1913
Builders
- King Bridge Co. of Cleveland, Ohio
- St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co. of Tacoma, Washington (East Approach Trestle)
Design
1 250' Pratt through truss swing
2 185' Pratt deck trusses
1' 60' Plate girder (West approach viaduct)
1 64' Skewed plate girder (West approach viaduct)
1 Wooden Trestle (East approach)
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 250.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+47.25381, -122.43385   (decimal degrees)
47°15'14" N, 122°26'02" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
10/542837/5233525 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Tacoma North
Inventory number
BH 72765 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (6,886)
Built 1894 (217)
Built during 1890s (2,746)
Center Pivot Swing Span (82)
Deck girder (5,047)
Deck truss (1,605)
Girder (9,139)
King Bridge Co. (326)
Lost (22,269)
Lost 1913 (93)
Lost during 1910s (431)
Movable (2,845)
Pierce County, Washington (108)
 Plate girder (6,949)
Pratt deck truss (331)
Pratt through truss (5,008)
Pratt truss (8,743)
Replaced by new bridge (14,857)
Span length 250-500 feet (1,110)
St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co. (1)
Swing (1,358)
Tacoma, Washington (34)
Through truss (14,046)
Truss (31,236)
Washington (1,217)

Update Log 

  • July 14, 2016: New photo from Douglas Butler
  • July 11, 2016: Updated by Luke: Added additional information from HAER report on the successor bridge.
  • July 11, 2016: Added by Douglas Butler

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