Veterans Memorial Bridge

Photos 

Bridge during higher water flow

Photo taken by David Birckhead in May 2006

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BH Photo #132760

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview

Concrete deck girder bridge over Snake River on Route 50

Location

Twin Falls County, Idaho, and Jerome County, Idaho

History

Built 1966; replaced the older Hansen Bridge which was a suspension bridge built in 1919.

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 257.9 ft.
Total length: 762.0 ft.
Deck width: 27.9 ft.

Also called

Hansen Bridge

Approximate latitude, longitude

+42.56670, -114.29960   (decimal degrees)
42°34'00" N, 114°17'59" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

11/721652/4716234 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Kimberly

Elevation

3922 ft. above sea level

Inventory numbers

ID 14520 (Idaho bridge number)
BH 38984 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• August 4, 2018: New photos from Leslie R trick
• July 22, 2015: Updated by David Backlin: Added NBI info
• March 21, 2012: New Street View added by Craig Philpott
• February 1, 2009: Added by David Birckhead

Related Bridges 

• Murtaugh Bridge (Upstream) - Replaced
• Perrine Bridge (Downstream)
• Old Hansen Bridge (Predecessor)

Sources 

• David Birckhead
• Craig Philpott - craigphilpott63 [at] gmail [dot] com
• David Backlin - us71 [at] cox [dot] net
• Leslie R Trick - Leslie [dot] Trick [at] gmail [dot] com

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