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Betts Bridge

Clark County, Washington

Photos 

Old Betts Bridge

Photo from the Washington Department of Transportation

BH Photo #126815

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost wooden truss bridge over Salmon Creek on NE Salmon Creek Avenue in Salmon Creek
Location
Salmon Creek, Clark County, Washington
Status
Replaced by a pre-cast concrete girder bridge in 2006
History
Built 1935; rehabilitated 1949; replaced 2006
Design
Wooden Howe pony truss
Dimensions
Span length: 76.1 ft.
Total length: 76.1 ft.
Deck width: 20.3 ft.
Also called
Salmon Creek Avenue Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+45.71691, -122.63857   (decimal degrees)
45°43'01" N, 122°38'19" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
10/528128/5062658 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Vancouver
Inventory number
BH 34182 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1935 (1,490)
Built during 1930s (12,165)
Clark County, Washington (39)
Functionally obsolete (5,825)
Howe pony truss (80)
Howe truss (642)
Lost (28,463)
Lost 2006 (374)
Lost during 2000s (4,406)
 Owned by county (21,607)
Pony truss (17,011)
Replaced by new bridge (19,357)
Salmon Creek, Washington (2)
Span length 75-100 feet (6,651)
Total length 75-100 feet (6,792)
Truss (35,449)
Uncovered wooden truss (155)
Washington (1,380)

Update Log 

  • December 18, 2008: New photo from Michael Goff
  • October 28, 2008: New photo from Michael Goff
  • June 10, 2008: Updated by Michael Goff

Sources 

  • Mike Goff - michael [dot] goff [at] hotmail [dot] com

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