GN - Harpole Covered Bridge 47-38-01

Photos 

Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

View photos at Library of Congress

BH Photo #195958

Map 

Facts 

Overview

Howe through truss covered railroad bridge, over Palouse River

Location

Whitman County, Washington

Status

Destroyed by fire

History

Replaced prior bridge 1922, Truss housed 1928, Converted to vehicle usage 1967; Burned in wildfires Sept. 7, 2020

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 - Curtis Lowe Bridge
Manning Bridge
GN - Palouse River Bridge
GN - Colfax 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)

Categories 

Update Log 

• September 8, 2020: Updated by John Marvig: Bridge has been destroyed in wildfires
• March 17, 2020: New photo from Patrick Gurwell
• 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

Sources 

• Mike Goff - michael [dot] goff [at] hotmail [dot] com
• HAER WA-133 - Harpole Bridge
• John C Stutz
• Richard Doody
• Patrick Gurwell - pgurwell [at] gmail [dot] com
• John Marvig - marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com

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