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SSP - Palouse River Bridge #1

Whitman County, Washington

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Spokane, Spangle & Palouse Ry - Palouse River Bridge

looking east

Photo taken by LWB

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BH Photo #465458

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Description 

Relocated from unknown location. Information from NPRHA.org Online Collection

Facts 

Overview
Lattice Deck Girder bridge over Palouse River on Spokane, Spangle & Palouse Ry
Location
Whitman County, Washington
Status
Open to traffic
History
Relocated here 1929
Railroads
- Burlington Northern Railroad (BN)
- Northern Pacific Railroad (NP)
- Spokane, Spangle & Palouse Railway (SSP)
Design
Lattice Deck Girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 100.0 ft.
Total length: 222.0 ft.
Also called
Bridge 56
Approximate latitude, longitude
+46.93058, -117.09483   (decimal degrees)
46°55'50" N, 117°05'41" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
11/492781/5197454 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 87973 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Beam (15,600)
Built 1929 (1,009)
Built during 1920s (9,876)
Burlington Northern Railroad (457)
Deck girder (5,720)
Girder (10,189)
Have street view (26,791)
Lattice Deck Girder (5)
Northern Pacific Railroad (385)
Open (39,775)
Owned by railroad (12,354)
 Palouse River (22)
Plate girder (7,892)
Railroad (15,353)
Relocated (882)
Span length 100-125 feet (4,387)
Spokane, Spangle & Palouse Railway (3)
Timber stringer (3,988)
Total length 175-250 feet (4,249)
Washington (1,305)
Whitman County, Washington (60)

Update Log 

  • January 30, 2020: Updated by John Marvig: Added information from NP bridge records
  • January 30, 2020: Updated by Luke: Noted that the bridge is a Lattice Deck Girder
  • January 30, 2020: New photo from Geoff Hubbs

Sources 

  • Geoff Hubbs
  • Luke
  • John Marvig - marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com

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