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Koocanusa Reservoir Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 48.825520,-115.265990

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Carries Koocanusa Bridge over Koocanusa Reservoir
Design: truss/deck/warren
Design Details: Steel Deck truss
Total Length: 2437.1 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Deck truss bridge over Koocanusa Reservoir on Koocanusa Bridge
History: Built 1971
Built: 1971

Location: Lincoln County

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Troy Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 48.469956,-115.887616

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Carries CR 071 over Kootenai River
Design: truss/through/parker
Design Details: 2-span, pin-connected, 11-panel Parker through truss
Total Length: 444.9 Feet
Span Length: 221.1 Feet

Overview: Pin-connected 11-panel Parker through truss bridge over Kootenai River on CR 071 in Troy
History: Built 1912; rehabilitated 1992
Built: 1912

Location: Lincoln County

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407663

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Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Bridge

Full span elevation

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407664

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Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Bridge

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407665

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Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Bridge

Single span elevation

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407719

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Photo taken by N Vision Photos in August 2010

468813

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Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Bridge

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468814

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Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Bridge

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US-2 Kootenai River Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 48.495311,-115.918081

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Carries US 2 over Kootenai River
Design: truss/deck
Design Details: Deck truss
Total Length: 939.0 Feet
Span Length: 264.1 Feet

Overview: Deck truss bridge over Kootenai River on US 2
History: Built 1942; rehabilitated 1992
Built: 1942

Location: Lincoln County

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407666

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US-2 Kootenai River Bridge

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407667

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US-2 Kootenai River Bridge

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407751

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Kootenai River Bridge

Distant elevation. A freight train passes under the bridge in the foreground

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Yaak River Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 48.685088,-115.858351

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Carries 17 Mile Creek Road (NF-471) over Yaak River
Design: truss/through/parker
Design Details: 8-panel, riveted Parker through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Parker through truss bridge over Yaak River on 17 Mile Creek Road
History:
Built:

Location: Lincoln County

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Leonia Bridge

Status: Intact but closed to all traffic

Location: 48.616870,-116.048097

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Carries Leonia Rd over Kootenai River
Design: truss/through/polygonal/alt-verticals
Design Details: Polygonal Warren through truss with alternating verticals
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Polygonal Warren through truss bridge over Kootenai River on Leonia Rd
History:
Built:

Location: Lincoln County

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282884

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Leonia Bridge

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Pidgeon Bridge

Status: Open to pedestrians only, very good condition with solid flooring/planks.

Location: 48.896465,-115.116169

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Carries Pidgeon Road (Abandoned section) over Tobacco River
Design: truss/through/lattice
Design Details: Lattice through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lattice through truss bridge over Tobacco River on Old Pidgeon Road.
History:
Built:

Location: Lincoln County

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286923

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Pidgeon Road Bridge

Photo taken by Beth Wieland

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BNSF - Flathead Tunnel

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 48.482407,-114.948954

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Carries BNSF Kootenai River Subdivision over
Design: tunnel
Design Details: Tunnel
Total Length: 37012.8 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Tunnel on BNSF Kootenai River Subdivision
History: Built 1970
Built: 1970

Location: Lincoln County

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316101

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Eastbound Empire Builder Enters Flathead Tunnel

This is the south end (west end on the railroad) of BNSF Railway's Flathead Tunnel. It is the third-longest railroad tunnel in North America, and second longest in the United States, measuring 7 miles in length. Stryker, MT

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Champion Haul Road Bridge

Status: Open to bicycles & pedestrians

Location: 48.393567,-115.541115

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Carries Champion Haul Road over Kootenay River
Design: truss/deck/pratt
Design Details: Pratt deck truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Pratt deck truss bridge over Kootenay River on Champion Haul Road
History:
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Location: Lincoln County

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Old Us Hwy 2 -Curley Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 48.671642,-116.044508

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Carries Old Us Hwy 2 N over Curley Creek 005
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 32.2 Feet
Span Length: 30.8 Feet

Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over Curley Creek 005 on Old Us Hwy 2 N
History: Built 1927
Built: 1927

Location: Lincoln County

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BNSF - Libby Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 48.391592,-115.537889

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Carries BNSF Railway over Libby Creek
Design: truss/through/warren
Design Details: Warren through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 152.0 Feet

Overview: Warren through truss bridge over Libby Creek on BNSF Railway
History:
Built:

Location: Lincoln County

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Kootenai River Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 48.396981,-115.547635

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Carries California Avenue over Kootenai River
Design: truss/through/parker
Design Details: (3)9-panel Parker through trusses with sub-divided center panels.
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Parker through truss bridge over Kootenai River on California Avenue
History: Built 1912
Built: 1912

Location: Lincoln County

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497896

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Kootenai River Bridge

1940s view

Photo from old postcard

497900

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Kootenai River Bridge

1913 view

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Kootenai Falls Suspension Bridge

Status: Open to pedestrians only

Location: 48.453087,-115.771557

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Carries Footpath over Kootenai River
Design: suspension/wire
Design Details: Wire/cable suspension
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Wire suspension bridge over Kootenai River on Footpath
History: Built by CCC in 1930s; destroyed during a flood in 1948; rehabilitated in 2019
Built:

Location: Lincoln County

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497898

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Kootenai Falls Suspension Bridge

Photo taken by Jeff Hitchcock in 2019


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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