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Lothrop Bridge
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Lothrop Bridge
The Missoulian: May 12 1958
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BH Photo #458751
Description
In 1958 a logging truck brought down the North span. In 1961, a year after being proclaimed "as strong as ever", the South span collapsed without fanfare.
Facts
- Overview
- Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Clark Fork River on Petty Creek Road
- Location
- Missoula County, Montana
- Status
- Replaced by new bridge in 1964
- History
- Built 1908; Collapsed 1958 and 1961; Replaced 1964
- Builder
- - O.E. Peppard of Missoula, Montana
- Design
- Pennsylvania through truss (Camelback format)
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +46.99222, -114.44631 (decimal degrees)
46°59'32" N, 114°26'47" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
- Approximate UTM coordinates
- 11/694169/5207464 (zone/easting/northing)
- Inventory number
- BH 87041 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- January 23, 2020: New photos from Melissa Brand-Welch
- October 23, 2019: Updated by Tony Dillon: Added truss type
- October 23, 2019: Added by Melissa Brand-Welch
Sources
- Melissa Brand-Welch - melissabrandwelch [at] msn [dot] com
- Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com