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Cedar Draw Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 42.543333,-114.614167

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Carries STC 2721 over Cedar Draw
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 30.8 Feet
Span Length: 25.9 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Cedar Draw on STC 2721
History: Built 1964
Built: 1964

Location: Twin Falls County

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Dry Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 42.475170,-114.147895

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Carries US 30 over Dry Creek
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 60.0 Feet
Span Length: 55.1 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Dry Creek on US 30
History: Built 1934
Built: 1934

Location: Twin Falls County

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Hansen Bridge

Status: No longer exists

Location: 0.000000,0.000000

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Carries over
Design: suspension/wire
Design Details: Wire suspension
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview:
History:
Built:

Location: Twin Falls County

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High Line Canal Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 42.491000,-114.770474

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Carries 1400 over High Line Canal
Design: truss/pony/warren/alt-verticals
Design Details: Warren pony truss with alternating verticals
Total Length: 38.1 Feet
Span Length: 36.1 Feet

Overview: Pony truss bridge over High Line Canal on 1400
History: Built 1915; rehabilitated 1964
Built: 1915

Location: Twin Falls County

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Perrine Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 42.601576,-114.452808

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Carries US 93 over Snake River
Design: arch/deck/steel
Design Details: Steel arch
Total Length: 1500.1 Feet
Span Length: 993.2 Feet

Overview: Steel arch bridge over Snake River on US 93 at Twin Falls
History: Built 1976
Built: 1976

Location: Twin Falls County

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101946

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Overview

Photo taken Sept. 2005 by David Birckhead

101947

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Arch

Photo taken Sept. 2005 by David Birckhead

101948

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Underneath

Photo taken Sept. 2005 by David Birckhead

130783

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Perrine Bridge in Winter

I took this photo on the way back from Biose to Seattle.

Photo taken by Quinn Phelan December 2000

130784

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BASE Jumper off Perrine Bridge

Perrine Bridge is the only man-made structure in the United States where BASE jumping is allowed year-round without a permit.

Photo courtesy of Wikipedia

245848

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Perrime Bridge Plague

Perrime Bridge Plague

Photo taken by Jolly Goodfellow in December 2012

245849

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The underside of the deck

view of the steel arch

Photo taken by Jolly Goodfellow in December 2012

245850

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South West Side view

Photo taken by Jolly Goodfellow in December 2012

245851

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South West Side view

Photo taken by Jolly Goodfellow in December 2012

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South West Side view

Photo taken by Jolly Goodfellow in December 2012

297143

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Perrine Bridge

Looking NW

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in August 2014

297144

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Perrine Bridge

Looking NW

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in August 2014

297145

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Perrine Bridge

Looking NW

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in August 2014

297146

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Perrine Bridge

Looking NW

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in August 2014

297147

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Perrine Bridge

Looking West

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in August 2014

297148

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Perrine Bridge

Looking NW

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in August 2014

297149

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Perrine Bridge

Detail

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in August 2014

297150

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Perrine Bridge

Detail

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in August 2014

297152

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Perrine Bridge

Detail

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in August 2014

297153

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Perrine Bridge

Detail

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in August 2014

297154

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Perrine Bridge

Detail

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in August 2014

297155

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Perrine Bridge

Detail

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in August 2014

297156

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Perrine Bridge

Detail

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in August 2014

297157

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Perrine Bridge

Detail

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in August 2014

297158

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Perrine Bridge

Detail

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in August 2014

297159

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Parrine Bridge

Looking North

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in August 2014

297160

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Parrine Bridge

Looking North

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in August 2014

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Perrine Bridge

Photo taken by Richard Doody in 1978

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old postcard

Photo taken by Mike Daffron in June 2018

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Twin Falls-Jerome Bridge

Status: Replaced by the Perrine Bridge

Location: 42.600735,-114.454066

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Carries US 93 over Snake River
Design: truss/deck
Design Details: Cantilevered deck truss
Total Length: 1400.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost cantilevered deck truss bridge over Snake River on US 93 at Twin Falls
History: Built 1927; replaced 1976
Built: 1927

Location: Twin Falls County

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101949

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Overview

These photos were collected by the Historic American Engineering Record

101950

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Oblique view

101951

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Aerial view

101952

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During construction

473636

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Twin Falls - Jerome Bridge

looking south

Photo from Steve Woodall

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Twin Falls-Jerome Bridge

Photo from old postcard

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Murtaugh Bridge

Status: Replaced by new bridge

Location: 42.499444,-114.153056

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Carries FAS 2744 over Snake River
Design: truss/deck/pratt
Design Details: Pratt deck truss
Total Length: 281.0 Feet
Span Length: 102.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Pratt deck truss bridge over Snake River on FAS 2744
History: Built 1915-16 by Charles H. Mull; replaced 1983
Built: 1916

Location: Twin Falls County

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118422

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Approach View From North Showing Timber Deck And Deck Railing

Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

118423

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Approach View From South Showing Lattice Railing And Connection To Floor Beam System

Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

118424

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General Elevation Showing Placement Of Pier On River 'Till.'

Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

118425

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General View Showing Bridge In Its Setting During High River Flows

Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

118426

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General Elevation Showing South Access Road And Abutment Location

Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

118427

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Detail Of Truss And Cross-Bracing Showing Masonry Footing And Pier Arrangement For Approach Spans, And For Main Truss Stringers And Deck

Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

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Detail Of Main Truss Substructure Showing Typical Rivited Connections And 'Lattice' Construction

Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

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Detail Elevation Of Main Truss Connections, Deck Railing Support And Main Pier Arrangement

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Veterans Memorial Bridge

Status:

Location: 42.566702,-114.299598

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Carries Route 50 over Snake River
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details:
Total Length: 762.0 Feet
Span Length: 257.9 Feet

Overview: Concrete deck girder bridge over Snake River on Route 50
History: Built 1966; replaced the older Hansen Bridge which was a suspension bridge built in 1919.
Built: 1966

Location: Twin Falls County

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132758

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Oblique view

Photo taken by David Birckhead in September 2005

132759

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Close up of girder

Photo taken by David Birckhead in September 2005

132760

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Bridge during higher water flow

Photo taken by David Birckhead in May 2006

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Photo taken by Leslie R trick in July 2018

432671

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Commemorative Plaque

Photo taken by Leslie R trick in July 2018

432672

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Photo taken by Leslie R trick in July 2018

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Rock Creek Bridge

Status: Lost

Location: 42.451667,-114.483333

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Carries Shoshone Street over Rock Cr.;S.Twin Falls Branch
Design: truss/deck
Design Details: Deck truss
Total Length: 434.1 Feet
Span Length: 65.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Deck truss bridge over Rock Cr.;S.Twin Falls Branch on Shoshone Street
History: Built 1920; rehabilitated 1954; Replaced in 1992
Built: 1920

Location: Twin Falls County

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159298

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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

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159300

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159302

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159304

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159306

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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

159307

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159308

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Upper Salmon Falls Road

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 42.767679,-114.923968

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Carries Upper Salmon Falls Road over Snake River
Design: truss/pony/warren/alt-verticals
Design Details: Warren pony truss with alternating verticals
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Snake River on Upper Salmon Falls Road
History:
Built:

Location: Twin Falls County

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Salmon Falls Dam

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 42.212131,-114.734209

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Carries Jarbridge Road over Salmon Falls Creek
Design: other
Design Details: Masonry Arch Dam
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Bridge over Salmon Falls Creek on Jarbridge Road
History: Built 1910
Built: 1910

Location: Twin Falls County

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310004

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Salmonfallsdam

Wikipedia

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2013-07-07 16 32 36 Salmon Falls Creek Dam, Idaho viewed from the east

Photo posted to Wikipedia by user Famartin

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2013-07-07 16 32 48 View south up the Salmon Falls Creek Reservoir from the east end of the Salmon Falls Creek Dam, Idaho

Photo posted to Wikipedia by user Famartin

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2013-07-07 16 29 46 Salmon Falls Creek Dam, Idaho viewed from the west

Photo posted to Wikipedia by user Famartin

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salmon dam

Salmon Dam in Southern Idaho, near the Idaho/Nevada border. There's a narrow road across the dam that you can walk across, or drive across if you're brave. Following the road to it's end will put you in Jarbidge, NV. It's an amazing venture into...

Photo taken March 2002 by Flickr user Josh Parrish

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Salmon Falls Dam

ID-A-0229, WaterArchives.org

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Salmon Falls Dam

ID-A-0232, WaterArchives.org

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Old Hansen Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 42.566200,-114.299950

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Carries Sr 50 over Snake River
Design: suspension
Design Details: Suspension
Total Length: 688.0 Feet
Span Length: 680.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Suspension bridge over Snake River on Sr 50
History: Built 1919
Built: 1919

Location: Twin Falls County

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333276

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Postcard

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Hansen Deck View Circa 1920

Old Postcard View

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Public Domain Published Prior to 1923

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Bridge plaque

Photo taken by Leslie R trick in July 2018

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Interpretive sign

Photo taken by Leslie R trick in July 2018

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Perrine Bridge (First)

Status: Carries water pipeline

Location: 42.606294,-114.476039

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Carries Canyon Spring Road over Snake River
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Snake River
History: Closed to public in 1921
Built: 1911

Location: Twin Falls County

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Published prior to 1923

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Perrine Bridge (First)

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Photo taken by Clarence E. Bisbee


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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