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Burton Road Bridge

Washington County, Idaho

Photos 

View Of West Side Of Bridge, Looking East (Upstream)

Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

View photos at Library of Congress

BH Photo #119820

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost through truss bridge over Little Weiser River on Burton Road (FAS 3879), southeast of Cambridge
Location
Washington County, Idaho
Status
Replaced by new bridge
History
Built 1910; replaced 1991
Builder
- Charles G. Sheely of Denver, Colorado
Design
Pin-connected, 7-panel Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Span length: 135.0 ft.
Total length: 135.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+44.54556, -116.65583   (decimal degrees)
44°32'44" N, 116°39'21" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
11/527339/4932527 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Cambridge
Inventory number
BH 37060 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

7-panel truss (497)
Built 1910 (1,214)
Built during 1910s (10,014)
Charles G. Sheely (8)
HAER documented (1,124)
Idaho (552)
Lost (29,049)
Lost 1991 (329)
Lost during 1990s (4,158)
 Pin-connected (4,867)
Pratt through truss (6,127)
Pratt truss (10,403)
Replaced by new bridge (19,749)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,454)
Through truss (17,185)
Total length 125-175 feet (6,231)
Truss (35,934)
Washington County, Idaho (13)

Update Log 

  • August 3, 2008: Added by James Baughn

Sources 

  • HAER ID-8 - Burton Road Bridge, Spanning Little Weiser River, Cambridge vicinity, Washington County, ID
  • James Baughn - webmaster [at] bridgehunter [dot] com

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