Bridgehunter.com | GN - Harpole Covered Bridge 47-38-01

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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

BH Photo #195958

Overview: Howe through truss covered railroad bridge, over Palouse River
Location: Whitman County, Washington
Status: Open to traffic
History: Replaced prior bridge 1922, Truss housed 1928, Converted to vehicle usage 1967
Railroads: - Great Northern Railway (GN)
- Interurban
- Spokane & Inland Empire Railroad (S&IE)
Design: Howe timber through truss railroad bridge, covered, with separately housed trusses, located on a curve, with timber trestle approach over floodplain.
Dimensions: Span length: 150.0 ft.
Total length: 150.0 ft.
Also called: 47-38-01
GN - Colfax Bridge
GN - Palouse River Bridge
Manning Bridge
GN - Curtis Lowe Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +46.92832, -117.41535 (decimal degrees)
46°55'42" N, 117°24'55" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 11/468380/5197282 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Diamond
Inventory numbers: WGCB 47-38-01 (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
BH 48488 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

April 16, 2018: New photos from Richard Doody
March 18, 2018: Updated by John C Stutz: Added general and detail photos from 1972.
February 7, 2014: Updated by Luke Harden: Added category "Railroad"
April 6, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added category "HAER documented"
March 24, 2011: Added by Michael Goff