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Red Bridge

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Description 

This bridge is painted red in honor of a predecessor, a steel bridge that was never painted and developed a thick coat of red rust. Locals called it the "Red Bridge." The former's name carried over to the present one.

Facts 

Overview
Through truss bridge over South Fork Stillaguamish River on Mountain Loop Highway in Silverton
Location
Snohomish County, Washington
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1954
Builder
- Peter Kiewit & Sons (Contractor)
Design
Through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 163.1 ft.
Total length: 209.0 ft.
Deck width: 25.9 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 15.0 ft.
Also called
Mountain Loop Highway Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+48.07167, -121.65500   (decimal degrees)
48°04'18" N, 121°39'18" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
10/600190/5325140 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Mallardy Ridge
Inventory number
BH 34514 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 07/2011)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 83.7 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2008)
152

Sources 

  • K. A. Erickson