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First Street Bridge

Status: Removed and replaced

Location: 46.322359,-117.983117

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Carries First Street over Patit Creek
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 53.2 Feet
Span Length: 41.0 Feet

Overview: Lost concrete arch bridge over Patit Creek on First Street in Dayton
History: Built 1915; replaced in 2005
Built: 1915

Location: Columbia County

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Front Street Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 46.320278,-117.983333

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Carries Front Street over Patit Creek
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed spandrel arch
Total Length: 53.2 Feet
Span Length: 42.0 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Patit Creek on Front Street in Dayton
History: Built 1915; rehabilitated 1960
Built: 1915

Location: Columbia County

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194745

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Front Street Bridge

side elevation

Photo courtesy of Robert K. Yates of Columbia County

194746

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Roadway View

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Lower Nav Lock Br. Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 46.581667,-118.030000

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Carries Lower Nav Lock Br. over Lower Nav Lock Channel
Design: other
Design Details: Bascule
Total Length: 112.9 Feet
Span Length: 91.9 Feet

Overview: Bascule bridge over Lower Nav Lock Channel on Lower Nav Lock Br. in Little Goose
History: Built 1968
Built: 1968

Location: Columbia County

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Lyons Ferry Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 46.589510,-118.219498

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Carries WA 261 over Snake River
Design: truss/through/parker
Design Details: Cantilevered through truss
Total Length: 2040.1 Feet
Span Length: 520.0 Feet

Overview: Cantilevered through truss bridge over Snake River on WA 261
History: Built 1927 over the Columbia River at Vantage Ferry; relocated here in 1968
Built: 1927

Location: Columbia County

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130834

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130835

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Bridge In Elevation Looking East

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130836

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Perspective Looking Se

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130837

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Geographic Viewscape Ne

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130838

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View Looking Sw From North Bank Of Snake River

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130839

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General View From South Bank Of Snake River Lyons Ferry Bridge To The Right, Joso High (Union Pacific Railroad) Bridge To The Left

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130840

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Early Morning View Of Both Joso High Bridge (Union Pacific Railroad) In Background And Lyons Ferry Bridge In The Foreground

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130841

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Moderate Telephoto View Of Cantilever Span Looking Nw

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130842

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Sharp Oblique Perspective Of Deck And Approach Spans Along With Principle Cantilever Span

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130843

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Hand Held View Of South Portal

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130844

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Diagonal Connecting Details Cantilever Section

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130845

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Midspan Bracing At Center Of Cantilever Section

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130846

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Hand Held View Of Roadway Looking North West At Mid Span

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130847

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Vertical Member Detail At Center Of Cantilever Span

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364669

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Taken from Lyons Ferry Park just upstream

Photo taken by Mark Yurina in June 2016

364670

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Photo taken by Mark Yurina in June 2016

424064

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Lyons Ferry Bridge

Photo taken by Richard Doody in 2008

424065

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Lyons Ferry Bridge

Photo taken by Richard Doody in 2008

424066

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Lyons Ferry Bridge

Photo taken by Richard Doody in 2008

424067

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Lyons Ferry Bridge

Photo taken by Richard Doody in 2008

424068

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Lyons Ferry Bridge

Joso Bridge on left

Photo taken by Richard Doody in 2008

466681

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Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in July 2019

471570

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Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in February 2020

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Third Street Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 46.323889,-117.980556

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Carries Third Street over Patit Creek
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 44.0 Feet
Span Length: 40.0 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Patit Creek on Third Street in Dayton
History: Built 1915; rehabilitated 1965
Built: 1915

Location: Columbia County

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Upper Nav Lock Br. Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 46.582222,-118.026111

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Carries Upper Nav Lock Br. over Upper Nav Lock Channel
Design: other
Design Details: Bascule
Total Length: 112.9 Feet
Span Length: 91.9 Feet

Overview: Bascule bridge over Upper Nav Lock Channel on Upper Nav Lock Br. in Little Goose
History: Built 1968
Built: 1968

Location: Columbia County

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Lower Hogeye Road Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 46.274462,-118.113870

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Carries Lower Hogeye Road over Whiskey Creek
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 56.1 Feet
Span Length: 42.0 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Whiskey Creek on Lower Hogeye Road
History: Built 1916
Built: 1916

Location: Columbia County

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PCC - Touchet River Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 46.289242,-118.080823

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Carries Palouse River and Coulee City Railroad over Touchet River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Appears to be a Pratt through truss but has additional braces at one end only. Also uses slender rods for last full panel on each end, whereas other members are latticed box beams (terminology?). See pictures.
Total Length: 182.0 Feet
Span Length: 155.0 Feet

Overview: Pratt through truss bridge over Touchet River on Palouse River and Coulee City Railroad (PCC)
History: Built 1943 using a secondhand span
Built: 1943

Location: Columbia County

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124627

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Overview

Looking east-northeast. Note the supplemental bracing on near end and differing structural members used in the truss.

Photo taken by Karl Sweitzer in August 2008

124628

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End-On

Looking east.

Photo taken by Karl Sweitzer in August 2008

439084

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Photo taken by Leslie R Trick in November 2018

471048

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Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in January 2017

471049

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Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in January 2017

471050

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Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in January 2017

471051

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Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in January 2017

476785

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Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in January 2017

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UP - Snake River Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 46.564514,-118.183222

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Carries Union Pacific Railroad over Snake River
Design: truss/through/polygonal/verticals
Design Details: Polygonal Warren through truss with all verticals with steel girder approach spans.
Total Length: 1220.0 Feet
Span Length: 410.0 Feet

Overview: Polygonal Warren through truss with all verticals bridge over Snake River on Union Pacific Railroad
History: Built 1971
Built: 1971

Location: Columbia County

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324204

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UP - Snake River Bridge

Photo taken by C Hanchey in August 2014

324205

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UP - Snake River Bridge

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424069

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UP- Snake River Bridge

Photo taken by Richard Doody in June 2010

424070

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UP- Snake River Bridge

Photo taken by Richard Doody in June 2010

424071

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UP- Snake River Bridge

Photo taken by Richard Doody in June 2010

424072

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UP- Snake River Bridge

Photo taken by Richard Doody in June 2010

424073

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UP- Snake River Bridge

Photo taken by Richard Doody in June 2010

424074

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UP- Snake River Bridge

Photo taken by Richard Doody in June 2010

474323

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Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in July 2019

474324

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Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in July 2019

502506

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Photo taken by John Bernhisel in August 2021

502507

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Photo taken by John Bernhisel in August 2021

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UP - Alto Arch

Status: Open to road traffic; Railway abandoned 1946

Location: 46.370139,-118.120148

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Carries UPRR/OWRN over Stonecipher Road
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Stonecipher Road on Union Pacific Railroad
History: Built 1917
Built: 1917

Location: Columbia County

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Alto Tunnel

Photo taken by Richard Doody in 1995

421238

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Alto Tunnel

Photo taken by Richard Doody in 1995

421239

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Alto Tunnel

Photo taken by Richard Doody in 1995

421240

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Alto Tunnel

Photo taken by Richard Doody in 1995

421241

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Alto Tunnel

Photo taken by Richard Doody in 1995

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Tuccannon River Bridge

Status: Intact but closed to all traffic

Location: 46.488737,-117.961445

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Carries US12 US410 Inland Empire Hwy. over Tuccannon River
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Tuccannon River on US12 US410 Inland Empire Hwy.
History: Built 1922 bypassed and replaced by new bridge
Built: 1922

Location: Columbia County

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424075

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Tuccannon River Bridge

Photo taken by Richard Doody in 1995

424076

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Tuccannon River Bridge

Photo taken by Richard Doody in 1995

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Little Goose Dam Lock bridge No 1

Status: Open to authorized vehicles only

Location: 46.581887,-118.030025

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Carries over
Design: girder/deck
Design Details: Deck girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Deck girder bauscle bridge over Little Goose Lock
History: Built 1970
Built: 1970

Location: Columbia County

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PCC - Touchet River bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 46.318966,-117.984363

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Carries Palouse River & Coulee City Railroad over Tucannon River
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 199.0 Feet
Span Length: 83.0 Feet

Overview: Pony/through plate girder bridge over Touchet River on Palouse River & Coulee City Railroad
History: Built 1949 using secondhand spans
Built: 1949

Location: Columbia County

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439085

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Photo taken by Leslie R Trick in November 2018

474325

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Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in July 2019

474326

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Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in July 2019

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Little Goose Dam Road Lock Drawbridge

Status: Open to authorized vehicles only

Location: 46.582311,-118.026317

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Carries Little Goose Dam Road over Snake River
Design: girder/pony/concrete
Design Details: Concrete through girder single leaf bascule
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Concrete pony/through girder bridge over Snake River on Little Goose Dam Road
History:
Built:

Location: Columbia County

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490397

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Photo taken by Vladimir Steblina

490398

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Photo taken by Konradlew

490431

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Tech drawing by Douglas Butler

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in February 2020

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Snake River Dam Lock Drawbridge

Status: Open to authorized vehicles only

Location: 46.581706,-118.029965

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Carries Little Goose Upper Dam Road over Snake River
Design: girder/deck
Design Details: Deck girder bascule
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Deck girder bridge over Snake River
History:
Built:

Location: Columbia County

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490399

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Little goose upper lock

Photo taken by Vladimir Steblina

490432

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Tech Drawing by Douglas Butler

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in February 2020


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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