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Baker River Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 48.540556,-121.744722

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Carries Old WA 20 over Baker River
Design: arch/deck/open
Design Details: Open-spandrel deck arch
Total Length: 269.0 Feet
Span Length: 195.9 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Baker River on Old WA 20 in Concrete
History: Built 1916; rehabilitated 2004
Built: 1916

Location: Skagit County

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195987

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Baker River Bridge Looking North

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195988

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Perspective Looking Nw

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195989

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View South At River Level

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195990

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Perspective From Roadway Level Looking Nnw

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195991

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Perspective Looking Wnw Showing Arch Construction

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195992

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Oblique Perspective Showing Concrete Railing Treatment Both Inside And Outside

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195993

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Detail Of Eastern Abutment And Archway Forming Approach Viaduct Over River Access Road

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195994

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Eastern Abutment From Near River Level Looking Ne

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195995

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Detail Concrete Railing, East End Of Bridge

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195996

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Roadway Looking East

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195997

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Roadway Looking West

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195998

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Bridgeplate Detail

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232406

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Henry Thompson Bridge

Henry Thompson Bridge, Concrete, WA in 1918.

CYKO photo postcard in J. Giuliano collection

276934

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Photo taken by Larry Dooley

276935

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Photo taken by Larry Dooley

276936

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Photo taken by Larry Dooley

276937

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Photo taken by Larry Dooley

276938

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Photo taken by Larry Dooley

276939

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Photo taken by Larry Dooley

465109

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Winter in Concrete.

Photo taken by Mark Noyes in January 2020

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Canoe Pass Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 48.408333,-122.644444

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Carries WA 20 over Canoe Pass
Design: arch/deck/steel
Design Details: This steel arch and the Deception Pass cantilever bridge are examples of advanced steel bridge construction. They also provide motor vehicle and pedestrian access to isolated Whidbey Island. (HAER WA-104)
Total Length: 511.2 Feet
Span Length: 350.1 Feet

Overview: Steel arch bridge over Canoe Pass on WA 20
History: Built 1935
Built: 1935

Location: Skagit County

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150833

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150834

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150835

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150836

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View Looking East Of Both Canoe (Left) And Deception (Right) Pass Bridges From Southernmost Point Of Light House Trail

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150837

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Both Bridges Looking Se From Vista Point

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150838

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View South With Canoe Pass Bridge In Left Foreground, Deception Pass Bridge In Far Distance

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150839

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Canoe Pass Span Looking East

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455651

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Photo taken by John Bernhisel

486809

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Completely covered during repainting in 2020

Photo taken by Jann Mayer in July 2020

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Cascade River Road Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 48.526667,-121.430000

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Carries Cascade River Road over Skagit River
Design: truss/through/polygonal
Design Details: Continuous Warren through truss
Total Length: 662.1 Feet
Span Length: 279.9 Feet

Overview: Through truss bridge over Skagit River on Cascade River Road in Marblemount
History: Built 1930
Built: 1930

Location: Skagit County

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295232

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Cascade River Road Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 48.511944,-121.250000

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Carries Cascade River Road over Sibley Creek
Design: other
Design Details: Vertical lift
Total Length: 23.0 Feet
Span Length: 23.0 Feet

Overview: Vertical lift bridge over Sibley Creek on Cascade River Road
History: Built 1997
Built: 1997

Location: Skagit County

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Concrete Sauk Valley Road Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 48.406368,-121.558436

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Carries Concrete Sauk Valley Road over Sauk River
Design: truss/through/parker
Design Details: Parker through truss
Total Length: 304.1 Feet
Span Length: 225.1 Feet

Overview: Parker through truss bridge over Sauk River on Concrete Sauk Valley Road
History: Built 1930
Built: 1930

Location: Skagit County

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470485

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Concrete Sauk Valley Road Bridge

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Dalles Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 48.524600,-121.771403

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Carries Concrete Sauk Valley Road over Skagit River
Design: arch/through/steel
Design Details: Arched cantilvered through-truss. Three-hinged steel through-truss
Total Length: 505.9 Feet
Span Length: 299.9 Feet

Overview: Through truss bridge over Skagit River on Concrete Sauk Valley Road
History: Built 1952
Built: 1952

Location: Skagit County

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478554

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478555

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Gorge Dam Access R Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 0.000000,0.000000

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Carries Gorge Dam Access R over Skagit River
Design: arch/deck/steel
Design Details: Steel arch
Total Length: 224.1 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Steel arch bridge over Skagit River on Gorge Dam Access R
History: Built 1968
Built: 1968

Location: Skagit County

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Gorge Powerhouse A Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 0.000000,0.000000

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Carries Gorge Powerhouse A over Skagit River
Design: truss
Design Details: Truss
Total Length: 302.5 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Truss bridge over Skagit River on Gorge Powerhouse A
History: Built 1937
Built: 1937

Location: Skagit County

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Rainbow Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 48.386908,-122.502525

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Carries Pioneer Parkway over Swinomish Slough
Design: arch/through/steel
Design Details: Steel through arch
Total Length: 797.0 Feet
Span Length: 580.1 Feet

Overview: Steel through arch bridge over Swinomish Slough on Pioneer Parkway in La Conner
History: Built 1957
Built: 1957

Location: Skagit County

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293904

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Rainbow Bridge

Photo taken by C Hanchey in August 2014

293905

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Rainbow Bridge

Photo taken by C Hanchey in August 2014

293906

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Rainbow Bridge

Photo taken by C Hanchey in August 2014

473199

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Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in July 2019

474202

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Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in July 2019

496429

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Rainbow Bridge

Photo from old postcard

501331

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Rainbow Bridge

Roadway approach to the through arch section.

Photo taken by Mike Goff in July 2021

501332

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Rainbow Bridge

Arch span from the southeast side of the bridge.

Photo taken by Mike Goff in July 2021

501333

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Rainbow Bridge

Through arch portal.

Photo taken by Mike Goff in July 2021

501334

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Rainbow Bridge

Arch bracing details.

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501335

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Rainbow Bridge

Rail details.

Photo taken by Mike Goff in July 2021

501336

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Rainbow Bridge

From the southwest.

Photo taken by Mike Goff in July 2021

501337

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Rainbow Bridge

Floor system and lower arch details.

Photo taken by Mike Goff in July 2021

501338

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Rainbow Bridge

Through the trees from La Conner Waterfront Park.

Photo taken by Mike Goff in July 2021

501339

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Rainbow Bridge

Arch footing connections.

Photo taken by Mike Goff in July 2021

501340

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Rainbow Bridge

From the southeast.

Photo taken by Mike Goff in July 2021

501341

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Rainbow Bridge

From the southeast.

Photo taken by Mike Goff in July 2021

501342

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Rainbow Bridge

Floor system details.

Photo taken by Mike Goff in July 2021

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Riverside Drive Bridge

Status: Replaced by a pre-cast concrete girder bridge in 2004

Location: 48.444358,-122.335432

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Carries Riverside Drive over Skagit River
Design: truss/through/warren/sub-panels
Design Details: Swing
Total Length: 795.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Swing bridge over Skagit River on Riverside Drive in Mount Vernon
History: Built 1938, Replaced 2004
Built: 1938

Location: Skagit County

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490046

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Tech Drawing from Douglas Butler

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in January 2020

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Samish River Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 48.516667,-122.378333

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Carries WA SR11 over Samish River
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 75.1 Feet
Span Length: 75.1 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Samish River on WA SR11
History: Built 1920
Built: 1920

Location: Skagit County

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502007

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Looking West

Photo taken by Carl Johnson in July 2021

502008

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Southeast underside walkway

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502009

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Looking Southwest

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502010

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East underside looking north

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502011

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Looking Northbound

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Samish River Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 48.545718,-122.338096

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Carries Old US 99 over Samish River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 384.9 Feet
Span Length: 142.1 Feet

Overview: Pratt through truss bridge over Samish River on Old US 99 between Burlington and Alger
History: Built 1934
Built: 1934

Location: Skagit County

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478556

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478557

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478558

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501371

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Old Highway 99 Samish River bridge

Build date. Built over the original right of way of the Seattle & Montana Railway.

Photo taken by C Johnson in October 2011

501372

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Old Highway 99 Samish River bridge

Looking south.

Photo taken by C Johnson in October 2011

501373

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Old Highway 99 Samish River bridge

Photo taken by C Johnson in October 2011

501374

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Old Highway 99 Samish River bridge

Photo taken by C Johnson in October 2011

501375

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Old Highway 99 Samish River bridge

Guard rail end

Photo taken by C Johnson in October 2011

501376

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Old Highway 99 Samish River bridge

Looking Northbound

Photo taken by C Johnson in October 2011

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Sauk River Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 48.344360,-121.548112

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Carries WA 530 over Sauk River
Design: truss/through/parker
Design Details: Parker through truss
Total Length: 501.0 Feet
Span Length: 220.2 Feet

Overview: Through truss bridge over Sauk River on WA 530
History: Built 1958
Built: 1958

Location: Skagit County

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Sauk River Bridge

Panoramio user chris metz

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Ship Hbr/Guemes Channel Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 48.506667,-122.676667

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Carries WA 20 over Ship Hbr/Guemes Channel
Design: other
Design Details: Vertical lift
Total Length: 248.0 Feet
Span Length: 89.9 Feet

Overview: Vertical lift bridge over Ship Hbr/Guemes Channel on WA 20 in Anacortes
History: Built 1959; rehabilitated 1994
Built: 1959

Location: Skagit County

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Ship Hbr/Guemes Channel Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 0.000000,0.000000

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Carries WA 20 PED RAMP over Ship Hbr/Guemes Channel
Design: other
Design Details: Vertical lift
Total Length: 464.9 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Vertical lift bridge over Ship Hbr/Guemes Channel on WA 20 PED RAMP in Anacortes
History: Built 1970
Built: 1970

Location: Skagit County

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Skagit River Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 48.421539,-122.340264

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Carries WA 536 over Skagit River
Design: other
Design Details: Swing
Total Length: 674.9 Feet
Span Length: 160.1 Feet

Overview: Swing bridge over Skagit River on WA 536 in Mount Vernon
History: Built 1953
Built: 1953

Location: Skagit County

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291940

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Skagit River Bridge

Washington

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013

432705

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Photo taken by John Bernhisel in August 2018

432706

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Photo taken by John Bernhisel in August 2018

432707

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Photo taken by John Bernhisel in August 2018

432708

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Photo taken by John Bernhisel in August 2018

432709

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Photo taken by John Bernhisel in August 2018

470483

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Scagit River Bridge

looking north

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470484

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Skagit River Bridge

looking north

Photo taken by Jasperdo in 2018

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I-5 - Skagit River Bridge

Status: One span collapsed May 23, 2013, Reopened with temporary span June 19, 2013; temporary span replaced with a permanent span on 15 September, 2013 and now open to traffic

Location: 48.444807,-122.341105

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Carries I-5 over Skagit River
Design: truss/through/warren/verticals
Design Details: Four simple span Warren through trusses. The truss features inclined end posts at the extreme southern and northern ends of the truss portion of the bridge. The intermediate end posts are all vertical. The bridge also has four curved t-beam approach spans at the each end of the bridge.
Total Length: 1112.0 Feet
Span Length: 160.0 Feet

Overview: Through truss bridge over Skagit River on I-5 in Mount Vernon
History: Built 1955. One span collapsed May 23, 2013, Reopened with a temporary span on June 19, 2013, temporary span replaced on 15 September, 2013 and now open to traffic
Built: 1955

Location: Skagit County

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254400

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I-5 - Skagit River Bridge

Looking South

Photo taken by K. A. Erickson in December 2010

254401

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Elevation, Bridge Collapse

Photo taken by Martha T in May 2013

254803

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Collapse: View On Bridge

Photo taken by WSDOT in May 2013, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

254804

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Collapse: Aerial View.

Photo taken by WSDOT in May 2013, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

254805

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Collapse: Aerial View.

Photo taken by WSDOT in May 2013, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

254806

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Collapse: Vehicle Removal

Photo taken by WSDOT in May 2013, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

254807

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Collapse: Overview.

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254808

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Collapse: Inspection of Adjacent Spans

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254809

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Collapse: Overview.

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254810

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Collapse: Overview.

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254811

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Collapse: Bailey Truss Panels Arrive For Temporary Span

Photo taken by WSDOT in May 2013, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

254812

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Collapse: Bailey Truss Panels Arrive For Temporary Span

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254824

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View Showing Truck That Destroyed The Span

Bridge visible in background.

Photo taken by NTSB in May 2013

254825

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Collapsed Span.

Photo taken by NTSB in May 2013

254826

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View on bridge after collapse.

Photo taken by NTSB in May 2013

254827

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View on bridge after collapse.

Photo taken by NTSB in May 2013

254828

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Detail of the damaged cargo that impacted the bridge.

Photo taken by NTSB in May 2013

256810

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Traffic moving on the temporary span of the Skagit River Bridge

Photo taken by WSDOT in June 2013, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

259878

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I-5 - Skagit River Bridge

Oblique on East

Photo taken by K. A. Erickson in July 2013

259879

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I-5 - Skagit River Bridge

Below deck Southern approach span

Photo taken by K. A. Erickson in July 2013

259880

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I-5 - Skagit River Bridge

Oblique on West

Photo taken by K. A. Erickson in July 2013

259881

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I-5 - Skagit River Bridge

Oblique on West 2

Photo taken by K. A. Erickson in July 2013

259882

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I-5 - Skagit River Bridge

Construction zone on West

Photo taken by K. A. Erickson in July 2013

259883

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I-5 - Skagit River Bridge

Remaining spans from West

Photo taken by K. A. Erickson in July 2013

259884

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I-5 - Skagit River Bridge

Temporary span and orginals

Photo taken by K. A. Erickson in July 2013

259885

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I-5 - Skagit River Bridge

Remaining spans from West 2

Photo taken by K. A. Erickson in July 2013

259886

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I-5 - Skagit River Bridge

Southern approach span

Photo taken by K. A. Erickson in July 2013

501909

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New Designed ends

Northbound View Compare picture #1 with this one and note the new 90 degree angle girders in the outer lanes as opposed to the old style curved ones visible in photo 1 that the over height SB truck hit collapsing the bridge.

Photo taken by Carl Johnson in July 2021

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Skagit River Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 48.484016,-122.243040

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Carries WA 9 over Skagit River
Design: truss/through/polygonal
Design Details: Polygonal Warren through truss
Total Length: 972.2 Feet
Span Length: 299.9 Feet

Overview: Through truss bridge over Skagit River on WA 9
History: Built 1959
Built: 1959

Location: Skagit County

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229270

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Facing north

Photo taken by Neil Martel in November 2011

229271

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Photo taken by Neil Martel in November 2011

446733

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Photo taken by John Bernhisel in April 2019

446734

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Photo taken by John Bernhisel in April 2019

446735

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Photo taken by John Bernhisel in April 2019

446736

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Photo taken by John Bernhisel in April 2019

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West Fork Nookachamps Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 48.431196,-122.263927

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Carries WA SR9 over West Fork Nookachamps Creek
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 223.1 Feet
Span Length: 109.9 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over West Fork Nookachamps Creek on WA 9 in Mount Vernon
History: Built 1920
Built: 1920

Location: Skagit County

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446742

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Photo taken by John Bernhisel in April 2019

446743

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Photo taken by John Bernhisel in April 2019

501414

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Looking west

Photo taken by C Johnson in April 2009

501415

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SE corner

Photo taken by C Johnson in April 2009

501416

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Detail

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NP - Skagit River Bridge

Status: Abandoned

Location: 48.484425,-122.242392

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Carries Former Great Northern Railroad over Skagit River
Design: truss/through/warren
Design Details: Warren through truss
Total Length: 815.0 Feet
Span Length: 236.0 Feet

Overview: Abandoned warren through truss bridge over Skagit River on Former Northern Pacific Railroad
History: Built 1913
Built: 1913

Location: Skagit County

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229272

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Photo taken by Neil Martel in November 2011

260335

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Drawing

Drawing made by Douglas Butler

393524

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Photo taken by John Bernhisel in April 2016

393525

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Photo taken by John Bernhisel in April 2016

414365

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Photo taken by C Hanchey

414366

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Photo taken by C Hanchey

414367

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Photo taken by C Hanchey

446737

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Photo taken by John Bernhisel in April 2019

446738

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Photo taken by John Bernhisel in April 2019

446739

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Photo taken by John Bernhisel in April 2019

446740

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Photo taken by John Bernhisel in April 2019

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Photo taken by John Bernhisel in April 2019

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Blackburn Street Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 48.406432,-122.330924

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Carries Blackburn Street over I-5
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 193.9 Feet
Span Length: 45.9 Feet

Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over I-5 on Blackburn Street
History: Built 1954
Built: 1954

Location: Skagit County

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190265

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Elevation.

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190266

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Elevation.

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190267

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Elevation.

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190268

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Elevation.

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190269

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360 View Under Bridge

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Oyster Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 48.617750,-122.439509

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Carries WA 11 over Oyster Creek
Design: frame/concrete
Design Details: Concrete rigid frame
Total Length: 86.0 Feet
Span Length: 32.2 Feet

Overview: Concrete rigid frame bridge over Oyster Creek on WA 11
History:
Built: 1924

Location: Skagit County

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236844

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Photo taken by Rich Murphy

473638

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Oyster Creek Bridge

Photo taken by Jasperdo

473639

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Oyster Creek Bridge

1925 view

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BNSF - Skagit River Bridge

Status: Open to traffic
Scheduled for replacement and demolition between 2022 and 2025.

Location: 48.445565,-122.324762

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Carries Railroad over Skagit River
Design: truss/through/warren
Design Details: Warren through truss swing
Total Length: 1004.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Warren through truss bridge over Skagit River on BNSF Railroad
History: Built 1906 by the Pennsylvania Steel Co. as swing bridge for the Great Northern Railway; fixed position since 1965
Built: 1906

Location: Skagit County

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240431

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Photo taken by Rich Murphy

240432

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Photo taken by Rich Murphy

291941

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BNSF - Skagit River Bridge

Mt Vernon WA

Photo taken by Douglas Butler

293714

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Bridge Builders Plaque

Photo taken by C Hanchey in August 2014

501815

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North Approach of BNSF Skagit River bridge

Whitmarsh Road crosses under to the right and where the car is parked the Puget Sound & Baker River Railroad (logging) once crossed underneath.

Photo taken by Carl Johnson in July 2021

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BNSF - Swinomish Channel Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 48.458409,-122.515068

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Carries Railroad (BNSF) over Swinomish Channel
Design: truss/through/warren/verticals
Design Details: Warren through truss with all verticals
Total Length: 599.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Open deck Warren through truss w/ all verticals bridge over Swinomish Channel on Railroad
History:
Built:

Location: Skagit County

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244296

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Photo taken by Sean Munson

260337

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BNSF - Swinomish Channel Bridge

Anacortes WA

Drawing made by Douglas Butler

309794

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BNSF - Swinomish Channel Bridge

Washington

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in December 2014

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PNWTC - Skagit River Bridge

Status: Only three piers remain

Location: 48.444821,-122.332116

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Carries Bellingham and Skagit Interurban Railway over Skagit River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: 1 240' Pratt through truss drawspan 3 150' Combination wood-and-steel Pratt through trusses 2 50' Deck plate girders 1300' trestle
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 240.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Pratt through truss drawridge over Skagit River on former Bellingham and Skagit Interurban Railway
History: Built 1912; Removed ca. 1930 after being condemned in 1928
Built: 1912

Location: Skagit County

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395885

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Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923

395861

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Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923

398113

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Removed

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in July 2017

501817

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Removed but not forgotten

Looking south at the three remaining piers of the Skagit River Interurban bridge.

Photo taken by Carl Johnson in July 2021

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Swinomish Channel Bridge

Status: Superstructure replaced

Location: 48.454774,-122.513773

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Carries Washington Route 20 over Swinomish Channel
Design: unknown
Design Details: Vertical lift
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Bridge over Swinomish Channel on Washington Route 20
History: Built 1927
Built: 1927

Location: Skagit County

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415486

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Swinomish Channel Bridge

Lowered

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in January 2018

415487

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Swinomish Channel Bridge

Raised

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in January 2018

443567

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Photo provided by Mark Bozanich in February 2019

488016

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Swinomish Channel BridgeWA

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GN - Concrete Bridge

Status: Removed

Location: 48.538339,-121.743258

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Carries Great Northern Railway over Baker River
Design: truss/through/pennsylvania
Design Details: Pennsylvania through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Baker River on Great Northern Railway
History:
Built:

Location: Skagit County

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366033

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Skagit River Bridge (Old)

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 48.484599,-122.242909

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Carries WA 9 over Skagit River
Design: truss/through/warren
Design Details: Warren through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Warren through truss bridge over Skagit River on WA 9
History: Built 19XX; Replaced 1959
Built:

Location: Skagit County

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366034

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SLS&E - Skagit River Bridge

Status: No longer exists

Location: 48.484922,-122.243002

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Carries Seattle Lakeshore & Eastern Railroad over Skagit River
Design: truss/through/howe
Design Details: Howe through truss swing
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Howe through truss bridge over Skagit River on Seattle Lakeshore & Eastern Railroad
History: Built 1890 replaced
Built: 1890

Location: Skagit County

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415489

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SLS&E - Skagit River Bridge

Replaced

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in January 2018

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Morris Street Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge downstream

Location: 48.392242,-122.497991

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Carries Morris Street over Swinomish River
Design: truss/through/warren/verticals
Design Details: Warren through truss with all verticals swing
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Warren through swing truss bridge on Morris Street over Swinomish Channel
History:
Built: 1915

Location: Skagit County

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415488

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Swinomsh Channel Bridge

Replaced

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in January 2018

488837

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SR 11 half-Viaduct

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 48.636111,-122.475000

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Carries over
Design: beam/tee
Design Details:
Total Length: 83.0 Feet
Span Length: 20.0 Feet

Overview: Half viaduct Over Hillside
History:
Built: 1920

Location: Skagit County

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Tommy Thompson Trail

Status: Open and maintained as a pedestrian and bicycle trail for public use.

Location: 48.478250,-122.576709

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Carries Trail over Fidalgo Bay
Design: other
Design Details: Other
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Bridge over Fidalgo Bay on Trail
History: Originally a railroad trestle bridge connecting the City of Anacortes with the mainland.
Built:

Location: Skagit County

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455915

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Photo taken by Mark Noyes in September 2019

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Colony Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 48.599007,-122.422690

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Carries WA 11 (Chuckanut Drive) over BNSF Railway and Colony Creek
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 882.9 Feet
Span Length: 65.9 Feet

Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over BNSF Railway and Colony Creek on WA 11 (Chuckanut Drive)
History: Built 1931
Built: 1931

Location: Skagit County

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510394

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Colony Creek Bridge

Looking Southbound

Photo taken by Carl Johnson in July 2013

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Old Highway 99 Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 48.511802,-122.337649

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Carries Old Highway 99 North over BNSF RR
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 1182.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Timber stringer bridge over BNSF RR on Old Highway 99 North
History: Built 1936
Built: 1936

Location: Skagit County

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474117

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Old Highway 99 Bridge

Photo taken by Brandy Shreve-Skagit Valley Herald

474118

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Old Highway 99 Bridge

looking south

Photo from Skagit County Public Works

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BNSF - Pigeon Point Tunnel No. 18

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 48.615822,-122.441749

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Carries BNSF Railway over Hillside
Design: tunnel
Design Details: Tunnel
Total Length: 1115.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Concrete lined tunnel under hillside on BNSF Railway, MP83.7, Bellingham Subdivision
History: Built in 1902 as part of the Chuckanut cutoff between Burlington and Bellingham, WA. Concrete lined in 1912.
Built: 1901

Location: Skagit County

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501424

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Tunnel 18

Southbound Amtrak Talgo exiting Tunnel 18 at Samish, WA.

Photo taken by C Johnson in May 2010

501606

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North portal of tunnel 18

Photo taken by Carl Johnson in September 2012

501607

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North portal of tunnel 18

Light at the end of the tunnel.

Photo taken by Carl Johnson in September 2012

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Swinomish Slough Drawbridge

Status: No longer exists

Location: 48.455203,-122.514743

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Carries over Swinomish slough
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Swinomish slough
History: Built 1909; Replaced 1927
Built: 1909

Location: Skagit County

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488835

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490048

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Tech Drawing from Douglas Butler with color

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in January 2020

490049

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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Argus_-_A.Y.P._ed._-_Page_71.jpg

Scanned by Wikipedia user Jmabel at the Seattle Public Library

490050

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Scanned by Wikipedia user Jmabel at the Seattle Public Library

490051

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Argus A.Y.P. ed. Page 71

Photo taken by Luke

490055

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Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923; Digital version provided by Judy Hakins, Curator of Collections, Anacortes Museum

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BR&S - Baker River Bridge

Status: Removed but not replaced

Location: 48.541668,-121.744406

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Carries Baker River & Shuksan Railroad over Baker River
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 625.0 Feet
Span Length: 185.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Timber stringer bridge over Baker River on Baker River & Shuksan Railroad
History: Built 1909; Removed
Built: 1909

Location: Skagit County

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500198

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Photo taken from Railway Track & Structures October 1912

500199

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Photo taken from Railway Track & Structures October 1912

500200

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Photo taken from Railway Track & Structures October 1912

500201

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Photo taken from Railway Track & Structures October 1912


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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