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Nyssa Bridge

Malheur County, Oregon, and Canyon County, Idaho

Photos 

Old Nyssa Bridge

Terry Thompson Photo Collection c.2003

Photo courtesy of the Nyssa Chamber of Commerce & Agriculture

View this photo at nyssachamber.com

BH Photo #215737

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Snake River on Old Oregon-Idaho Highway
Location
Nyssa, Malheur County, Oregon, and Canyon County, Idaho
Status
Replaced by new bridge
History
Built Ca. 1900, Replaced 1957
Design
Pin-connected Parker through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 170.0 ft.
Total length: 680.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.87656, -116.98380   (decimal degrees)
43°52'36" N, 116°59'02" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
11/501301/4858162 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Nyssa
Inventory number
BH 49765 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

9-panel truss (331)
Canyon County, Idaho (18)
Idaho (560)
Lost (32,309)
Lost 1957 (119)
Lost during 1950s (1,136)
Malheur County, Oregon (33)
Nyssa, Oregon (5)
Oregon (1,340)
Parker through truss (1,457)
 Parker truss (1,856)
Replaced by new bridge (22,018)
Snake River (63)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,618)
State line crossing (967)
Through truss (19,315)
Total length 500-1000 feet (3,220)
Truss (38,703)
US 20 (94)
US 26 (19)

Update Log 

  • December 18, 2019: New photo from Melissa Brand-Welch
  • October 5, 2011: Added by Michael Goff

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Sources 

  • Mike Goff - michael [dot] goff [at] hotmail [dot] com
  • Melissa Brand-Welch - melissabrandwelch [at] msn [dot] com

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