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South Fork Palouse River Bridge

Whitman County, Washington

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Note: The following information comes from the National Bridge Inventory and has not been verified.
Overview
Lost concrete arch bridge over South Fork Palouse River on Sand Road
Location
Whitman County, Washington
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1916; replaced 2005
Builder
- Charles G. Huber of Seattle, Washington (Possible Contractor)
Design
Arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 49.9 ft.
Total length: 50.9 ft.
Deck width: 19.4 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+46.70056, -117.04139   (decimal degrees)
46°42'02" N, 117°02'29" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
11/496835/5171889 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Moscow West
Inventory number
BH 34626 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Arch (11,863)
Built 1916 (680)
Built during 1910s (9,485)
Charles G. Huber (12)
Deck arch (11,109)
Lost (23,691)
Lost 2005 (418)
Lost during 2000s (4,103)
 Owned by county (20,388)
Palouse River (22)
Replaced by new bridge (15,828)
Span length 25-50 feet (15,319)
Structurally deficient (14,918)
Total length 50-75 feet (9,124)
Washington (1,286)
Whitman County, Washington (59)

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South Fork Palouse River Bridge
Posted August 29, 2016, by Nathan Holth (webmaster [at] historicbridges [dot] org)

This may be a bridge referenced in "The Contractor" September 15, 1916 stating that Contractor Charles G. Huber of Seattle (a builder of Luten arch bridges) was awarded a contract ($3,186) for a 50 foot concrete arch bridge across South Palouse River.

https://books.google.com/books?id=A99aAAAAYAAJ&dq=Charles%20...