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Beauty Creek Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 47.612500,-116.678333

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Carries ID 97 over Beauty Creek
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 64.0 Feet
Span Length: 30.8 Feet

Overview: Lost wooden bridge over Beauty Creek on ID 97
History: Built 1939; replaced by UCEB 2009
Built: 1939

Location: Kootenai County

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Coeur d'Alene River Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 47.465000,-116.765278

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Carries ID 97 over Coeur d'Alene River
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss
Total Length: 513.1 Feet
Span Length: 161.1 Feet

Overview: Lost through truss bridge over Coeur d'Alene River on ID 97
History: Built 1930; replaced 2007
Built: 1930

Location: Kootenai County

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Cataldo Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 47.547795,-116.334854

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Carries E. Canyon Road over Coeur d'Alene River
Design: truss/through/parker
Design Details: Parker through truss
Total Length: 328.1 Feet
Span Length: 250.0 Feet

Overview: Through truss bridge over Coeur d'Alene River on E. Canyon Road
History: Built 1936
Built: 1936

Location: Kootenai County

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453909

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Photo taken by John Bernhisel in August 2019

453910

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Photo taken by John Bernhisel in August 2019

453911

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Photo taken by John Bernhisel in August 2019

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Cougar Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 47.659444,-116.835833

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Carries McAvoy Road over Cougar Creek
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 32.2 Feet
Span Length: 29.9 Feet

Overview: Wooden bridge over Cougar Creek on McAvoy Road
History: Built 1940; rehabilitated 1989
Built: 1940

Location: Kootenai County

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North Fork Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 47.654167,-116.364444

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Carries FR 413 over North Fork Coeur d'Alene River
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 149.9 Feet
Span Length: 100.7 Feet

Overview: Pony truss bridge over North Fork Coeur d'Alene River on FS 413
History: Built 1950; rehabilitated 1992
Built: 1950

Location: Kootenai County

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Springston Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 47.479167,-116.733333

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Carries Anderson Lake Road over Coeur d'Alene River
Design: truss/through/parker
Design Details: 6-panel Parker through truss
Total Length: 301.9 Feet
Span Length: 120.1 Feet

Overview: Parker (4-slope) through truss bridge over Coeur d'Alene River on Anderson Lake Road
History: Built 1955
Built: 1955

Location: Kootenai County

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465175

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Springston Bridge

Spokane Chronicle: February 28 1955

465176

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Springston Bridge

Spokane Chronicle: April 8 1955

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Turner Creek Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 47.574167,-116.781389

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Carries ID 97 over Turner Creek
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 51.8 Feet
Span Length: 24.9 Feet

Overview: Lost wooden bridge over Turner Creek on ID 97
History: Built 1937; replaced by concrete slab 2008
Built: 1937

Location: Kootenai County

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Wolf Lodge Creek Bridge

Status: Lost

Location: 47.621411,-116.649244

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Carries ID 97 over Wolf Lodge Creek
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 83.0 Feet
Span Length: 83.0 Feet

Overview: Lost wooden bridge over Wolf Lodge Creek on ID 97
History: Built 1939, Replaced 2005
Built: 1939

Location: Kootenai County

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Trail of the Coeur D' Alenes - Coeur d'Alene River Bridge (Cataldo)

Status: Open to pedestrians

Location: 47.555156,-116.324379

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Carries Trail of the Coeur D' Alenes/formerly Union Pacific Railroad Bridge over Coeur d'Alene River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: 10-panel Pratt through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: 10-panel Pratt through truss bridge over Coeur d'Alene River on Trail of the Coeur D' Alenes/formerly Union Pacific Railroad Bridge
History: Built 1902
Built: 1902

Location: Kootenai County

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453912

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Photo taken by John Bernhisel in August 2019

453913

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453914

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453915

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Photo taken by John Bernhisel in August 2019

453916

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Photo taken by John Bernhisel in August 2019

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Post Falls Power Plant Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 47.711265,-116.956260

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Carries W 4th Avenue over Spokane River
Design: arch/deck/open
Design Details: Open-spandrel arch
Total Length: 221.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Open-spandrel arch bridge over Spokane River on W 4th Avenue
History: Built 1929
Built: 1929

Location: Kootenai County

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196416

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Contextual View, Looking Downstream (Northerly) Of The Concrete Arch ('One-Way Bridge') That Provides Private (Wwp) Access To The Middle Channel Of The Post Falls Power Plant.

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196417

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Longitudinal View Of The Concrete Arch (One-Way Bridge), Looking Northeast.

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196418

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Portal View Of The Concrete Arch (One-Way Bridge) That Provides Access To The Middle Channel Dam And Power Plant, Looking West.

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196419

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Portal View Of The Concrete Arch (One-Way Bridge) That Exits The Middle Channel Island And Post Falls Power Plant, Looking East

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243660

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View of bridge from Post Falls park

421206

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Post Falls Bridge

Photo taken by Richard Doody in 1999

421207

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Post Falls Bridge

Photo taken by Richard Doody in 1999

421208

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Post Falls Bridge

Photo taken by Richard Doody in 1999

446755

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Photo taken by John Bernhisel in April 2019

446756

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Looking down from the top.

Photo taken by John Bernhisel in April 2019

446757

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View from the middle of the bridge.

Photo taken by John Bernhisel in April 2019

446762

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Photo taken by John Bernhisel in April 2019

446763

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Photo taken by John Bernhisel in April 2019

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Veterans Memorial Centennial Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 47.647814,-116.714132

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Carries I-90 over
Design: girder/deck/concrete
Design Details: Concrete box girder tapered design towards the piers.
Total Length: 1730.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Concrete deck girder bridge on I-90
History: Built 1991
Built: 1991

Location: Kootenai County

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243696

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Veterans Memorial Centennial Bridge

243697

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Veterans Memorial Centennial Bridge

243698

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Veterans Memorial Centennial Bridge

339018

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Photo taken by Kyle Jarvis in May 2011

411951

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Construction - Spring 1990

Photo taken by Sandi Jarvis

411952

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Construction - Spring 1990

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BNSF/UP Overpass (Athol)

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 47.928755,-116.714498

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Carries BNSF Railway over Union Pacific Railroad
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 60.0 Feet
Span Length: 60.0 Feet

Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Union Pacific Railroad on BNSF Railway
History: Built 1909, second track added 1964
Built: 1909

Location: Kootenai County

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Irrigation Canal Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 47.711100,-116.953203

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Carries W 4th Street over Irrigation Canal
Design: girder/deck/concrete
Design Details: Concrete deck girder
Total Length: 60.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Concrete deck girder bridge over Irrigation Canal on W 4th Street
History: Built 1930
Built: 1930

Location: Kootenai County

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312581

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Contextual View Of The Irrigation Canal Bridge, Looking Northwesterly

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312582

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Contextual View Of The Irrigation Bridge Looking Southeasterly

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Old Highway 95 Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 47.928611,-116.714167

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Carries Old Hwy 95 over Union Pacific Railroad Company
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 181.1 Feet
Span Length: 37.1 Feet

Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over Union Pacific Railroad Company on Old Hwy 95
History: Built 1929
Built: 1929

Location: Kootenai County

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Union Pacific Railroad Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 47.820833,-116.789444

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Carries Highway 53 over Union Pacific Railroad
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 134.8 Feet
Span Length: 43.0 Feet

Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over Union Pacific Railroad on Highway 53
History: Built 1936
Built: 1936

Location: Kootenai County

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Frontage Road-Wolf Lodge Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 47.628889,-116.622222

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Carries Frontage Road over Wolf Lodge Creek
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 86.9 Feet
Span Length: 28.9 Feet

Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over Wolf Lodge Creek on Frontage Road
History: Built 1934
Built: 1934

Location: Kootenai County

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Lost Cour d'Alene River Bridge

Status: Destroyed by disaster

Location: 47.547543,-116.334952

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Carries over Cour d'Alene River
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Bridge over Cour d'Alene River
History:
Built:

Location: Kootenai County

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453990

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Photo taken by John Bernhisel in August 2019

453991

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453992

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Lake Coeur d'Alene Boardwalk Bridge

Status: Open to pedestrians only

Location: 47.671708,-116.786138

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Carries over
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel arch
Total Length: 60.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Closed-spandrel arch bridge
History: Built 1985
Built: 1985

Location: Kootenai County

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454657

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Looking South

Photo taken by Mike Garland in August 2017

454658

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North Tower

Photo taken by Mike Garland in August 2017

454659

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North Tower

Photo taken by Mike Garland in August 2017

454660

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Looking South

Photo taken by Mike Garland in August 2017

454661

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Looking North

Photo taken by Mike Garland in August 2017

454662

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Looking South

Photo taken by Mike Garland in August 2017

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Greens Ferry Bridge

Status: Removed but not replaced

Location: 47.696431,-116.915558

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Carries Greens Ferry Road over Spokane River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: 7-panel, pinned Pratt through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Spokane River on Greens Ferry Road
History: Built 1906-07; closed 1967; demolished 1971.
Built: 1906

Location: Kootenai County

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465135

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Greens Ferry Bridge

The Silver Blade: January 8 1904

465136

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Greens Ferry Bridge

The Spokesman-Review: March 2 1906

465137

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Greens Ferry Bridge

The Spokesman-Review: June 1 1907

465138

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Greens Ferry Bridge

Spokane Chronicle: September 16 1967

465139

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Greens Ferry Bridge

The Spokesman-Review: November 13 1967

465140

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Greens Ferry Bridge

The Spokesman-Review: November 13 1967

465141

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Greens Ferry Bridge

The Spokesman-Review: December 30 1967

465142

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Greens Ferry Bridge

The Spokesman-Review: August 30 1969

465143

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Greens Ferry Bridge

The Spokesman-Review: October 8 1969

465144

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Greens Ferry Bridge

Spokane Chronicle: April 14 1971

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Post Falls Bridge

Status: Collapsed

Location: 47.704135,-116.948520

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Carries South Spokane Street over Spokane River
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Through truss bridge over Spokane River on South Spokane Street
History: Replaced 1971
Built:

Location: Kootenai County

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465172

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Post Falls Bridge

Spokane Chronicle: March 29 1971

465173

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Post Falls Bridge

Spokane Chronicle: March 29 1971

465174

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Post Falls Bridge

Idaho State Journal: March 29 1971

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Rose Lake Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 47.536946,-116.472502

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Carries South Bull Run Road over Couer d'Alene River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: 7-panel, pinned Pratt through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Couer d'Alene River on South Bull Run Road
History: Replaced in 1983
Built:

Location: Kootenai County

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465243

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Rose Lake Bridge

The Spokesman-Review: March 7 1972

465244

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Rose Lake Bridge

Spokane Chronicle: September 28 1983

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Huetter Bridge

Status: Removed but not replaced

Location: 47.696869,-116.896607

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Carries road over Spokane River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: 5-panel, pinned Pratt through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Spokane River on road
History:
Built:

Location: Kootenai County

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499469

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Huetter Bridge

Photo from old postcard

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Oman Road Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 47.480800,-116.691147

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Carries Oman Road over Blue Lake Creek
Design: other
Design Details: reused UP flatcar
Total Length: 40.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Bridge over Blue Lake Creek on Oman Road
History:
Built:

Location: Kootenai County

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486112

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Oman Road Bridge

looking north

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Fourth of July Summit Tunnel

Status: Bypassed in 1957; Removed but not replaced

Location: 47.621285,-116.522236

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Carries US 10 over hillside
Design: tunnel
Design Details: Tunnel
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Tunnel under hillside on US 10
History:
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Location: Kootenai County

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Fourth of July Summit Tunnel

Photo from old postcard


Special Bridge Conditions Legend: R - Former location of relocated bridge. ! - At risk for demolition or destruction. X - Confirmed demolished or collapsed. S  - Dismantled and/or in storage. L -  Severe loss of historic integrity due to alteration.

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