Guffey Bridge

Photos 

Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923

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BH Photo #353407

Map 

Street View 

• View #1

Facts 

Overview

Parker through truss bridge over Snake River on Guffey Trail

Location

Owyhee County, Idaho, and Canyon County, Idaho

Status

Open to pedestrians

History

Built 1897, abandoned by railroad in 1948; saved from demolition in the 1970s; purchased & restored by Canyon County in 1989

Railroad

- Boise, Nampa & Owyhee Railroad (BN&O)

Design

Parker through truss

Recognition

Posted to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978

Also called

BM&O - Guffey Bridge
BM&O - Snake River Bridge
Guffey Railroad Bridge

Approximate latitude, longitude

+43.29850, -116.53012   (decimal degrees)
43°17'55" N, 116°31'48" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

11/538113/4794070 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Walters Butte

Inventory number

BH 43859 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• May 29, 2019: New photos from Geoff Hubbs
• May 10, 2016: New photo from Luke
• August 7, 2014: Updated by Luke: Added info to history summary
• April 21, 2010: New Street View added by J.P.
• January 7, 2010: Added by Kim Harvey

Related Bridges 

• Walter's Ferry Bridge (Downstream)
• King Hill Bridge (Upstream) - Replaced - Nine modern bridges between structures

Sources 

• Kim Harvey
• Idaho Heritage
• J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
• Luke
• Geoff Hubbs

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