Status: Open to traffic
Location: 46.628646,-121.269590
Carries Clear Lake Road over Clear Creek
Design: truss/deck/pratt
Design Details: Pratt deck truss
Total Length: 150.9 Feet
Span Length: 89.9 Feet
Overview: Deck truss bridge over Clear Creek on Clear Lake Road
History: Built 1936
Built: 1936
Location: Yakima County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 46.584711,-120.457301
Carries Birchfield Road over Borrow Fill
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 33.1 Feet
Span Length: 33.1 Feet
Overview: Concrete arch bridge over borrow fill on Birchfield Road
History: Built 1924
Built: 1924
Location: Yakima County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 46.630028,-120.515122
Carries I-82 over Naches River
Design: truss/through/parker
Design Details: Riveted, 9-panel Parker through truss
Total Length: 275.9 Feet
Span Length: 180.1 Feet
Overview: Through truss bridge over Naches River on I-82/US 97 in Selah
History: Built 1932
Built: 1932
Location: Yakima County
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141747
Naches River Bridge
Photo taken by Michael Goff on June 20, 2009
141748
Naches River Bridge
Photo taken by Michael Goff on June 20, 2009
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Date Stamp
Photo taken by Michael Goff on June 20, 2009
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4 bridges
Foreground W I 82 Naches River Bridge (1932) Behind E I 82 Bridge, BNSF Bridge, Yakima Valley Trolley Bridge
Photo taken by Jackie Whitnall Cox in May 2017
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Photo taken by Leslie R trick in May 2017
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 46.631923,-120.586262
Carries US 12 over Naches River
Design: truss/through/polygonal
Design Details: Polygonal Warren through truss
Total Length: 304.1 Feet
Span Length: 299.9 Feet
Overview: Through truss bridge over Naches River on US 12 in Yakima
History: Built 1958
Built: 1958
Location: Yakima County
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141750
Naches River Bridge
Photo taken by Michael Goff on June 20, 2009
141751
Naches River Bridge
Photo taken by Michael Goff on June 20, 2009
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End View
Photo taken by Michael Goff on June 20, 2009
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Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in August 2021
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 46.630000,-120.515833
Carries I-82 over Naches River
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss
Total Length: 284.1 Feet
Span Length: 279.9 Feet
Overview: Through truss bridge over Naches River on I-82 in Selah
History: Built 1960
Built: 1960
Location: Yakima County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 46.631945,-120.586627
Carries US 12 over Naches River
Design: truss/through/polygonal
Design Details: Polygonal Warren through truss
Total Length: 314.0 Feet
Span Length: 301.9 Feet
Overview: Through truss bridge over Naches River on US 12 in Yakima
History: Built 1966
Built: 1966
Location: Yakima County
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141753
Naches River Bridge
Photo taken by Michael Goff on June 20, 2009
141754
Naches River Bridge
Photo taken by Michael Goff on June 20, 2009
141755
Naches River Bridge
Photo taken by Michael Goff on June 20, 2009
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 46.628056,-120.520556
Carries YVT Railroad over Naches River
Design: truss/through/pegram
Design Details: The Yakima Valley Trolleys bridge over the Naches River is a wrought iron Pegram Truss bridge that was originally built by the Union Pacific Railroad in Manhattan, Kansas. It was originally built in 1895. In 1912 it was brought, disassembled, to Yakima for use on the YVT Naches river crossing.
(Courtesy of Yakima Valley Trolleys)
Total Length: 324.2 Feet
Span Length: 150.0 Feet
Overview: Pegram through truss bridge over Naches River on Yakima Valley Trolley Line in Yakima
History: Built in 1895 in Manhattan, KS; Moved to Yakima in 1912
Built: 1895
Location: Yakima County
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141756
YVT - Naches River Bridge
Photo taken by Michael Goff on June 20, 2009
141757
YVT - Naches River Bridge
Photo taken by Michael Goff on June 20, 2009
141758
YVT - Naches River Bridge
Photo taken by Michael Goff on June 20, 2009
141759
Pinned Connection
Photo taken by Michael Goff on June 20, 2009
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YVT - Naches River Bridge
Photo taken by Michael Goff on June 20, 2009
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West Elevation Overview (Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge In Background)
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
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3/4 View Of Naches River Bridge, Looking Southwest (Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge On Extreme Left)
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
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Center Pier And North Span, Looking Northeast
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
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Center Pier And South Span Under Structure, Looking North
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
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View From Track, Looking North Through Spans (Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge On Right)
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
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Detail View Of Span Attachment To Center Pier, Looking North
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
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Detail View Of Truss Hinge And Cross-Girder, Looking Northeast
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
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Circa 1909 previous to move
Old Postcard View
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Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in January 2018
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Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in August 2021
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Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in August 2021
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Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in August 2021
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Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in August 2021
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Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in August 2021
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Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in August 2021
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Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in August 2021
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Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in August 2021
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Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in August 2021
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 46.724345,-120.669245
Carries Old Naches Road over Wapatox Canal
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed spandrel deck arch
Total Length: 44.9 Feet
Span Length: 44.9 Feet
Overview: Closed spandrel arch bridge over Wapatox Canal on Old Naches Road
History: Built 1918
Built: 1918
Location: Yakima County
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141762
Wapatox Canal Bridge
Photo taken by Michael Goff on June 20, 2009
141763
Wapatox Canal Bridge
Photo taken by Michael Goff on June 20, 2009
141764
Wapatox Canal Bridge
Photo taken by Michael Goff on June 20, 2009
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Information Plaque
Photo taken by Michael Goff on June 20, 2009
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 46.746388,-120.746470
Carries Old Naches Road over Wapatox Canal
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel concrete arch
Total Length: 60.0 Feet
Span Length: 58.1 Feet
Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Wapatox Canal on Old Naches Road
History: Built 1918
Built: 1918
Location: Yakima County
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141766
Wapatox Canal Bridge
Photo taken by Michael Goff on June 20, 2009
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Wapatox Canal Bridge
Photo taken by Michael Goff on June 20, 2009
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Deck View
Photo taken by Michael Goff on June 20, 2009
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Rail Detail
Photo taken by Michael Goff on June 20, 2009
141770
Wapatox Canal Bridge
Photo taken by Michael Goff on June 20, 2009
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 46.331207,-120.072664
Carries Outlook Road over Snipes Canal
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed spandrel arch
Total Length: 25.9 Feet
Span Length: 23.0 Feet
Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Snipes Canal on Outlook Road in Satus
History: Built 1941
Built: 1941
Location: Yakima County
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Status: Intact but closed to all traffic
Location: 46.677523,-120.654299
Carries Eschbach Park Road over Branch of Naches River
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: Warren pony truss
Total Length: 65.0 Feet
Span Length: 63.0 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over a branch of Naches River on Park Road
History: Built 1920; rehabilitated 1973
Built: 1920
Location: Yakima County
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141774
Eschbach Park Bridge
Photo taken by Michael Goff on June 20, 2009
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Deck View
Photo taken by Michael Goff on June 20, 2009
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Bottom Chord Connection
Photo taken by Michael Goff on June 20, 2009
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Connection Detail
Photo taken by Michael Goff on June 20, 2009
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Rail Detail
Photo taken by Michael Goff on June 20, 2009
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Eschbach Park Bridge
Photo taken by Michael Goff on June 20, 2009
Status: Replaced by a pre-cast girder bridge in 2008
Location: 46.631932,-120.588190
Carries Powerhouse Road over Naches River
Design: truss/through/polygonal
Design Details: Polygonal Warren through truss
Total Length: 256.9 Feet
Span Length: 256.9 Feet
Overview: Through truss bridge over Naches River on Powerhouse Road in Gleed
History: Built 1922, Replaced 2008
Built: 1922
Location: Yakima County
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140303
Powerhouse Road Bridge
Photo Courtesy of Yakima County Public Works
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Powerhouse Road Bridge - Demolition
Two cranes lifted a 177 foot long segment of the 85-year-old West Powerhouse Road bridge to make way for a new bridge across the Naches River. The eastern 75 foot long section will be taken out on Wednesday, Aug. 29 forcing the closure of South Naches Road in the bridge area
Photo taken by Gordon King, Yakima Herald-Republic
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East Abutment
Photo taken by Michael Goff on June 20, 2009
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West Abutment
Photo taken by Michael Goff on June 20, 2009
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 46.655985,-121.131268
Carries US 12 over Rock formation
Design: tunnel
Design Details: Tunnel
Total Length: 577.1 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Tunnel on US 12
History: Built 1936
Built: 1936
Location: Yakima County
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141780
Rimrock Tunnel
from the west
Photo taken by Michael Goff on June 20, 2009
141781
Rimrock Tunnel
from the east
Photo taken by Michael Goff on June 20, 2009
141782
East Portal
Photo taken by Michael Goff on June 20, 2009
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 46.700000,-120.440833
Carries I-82/US 97 over Selah Creek
Design: arch/deck/open
Design Details: Open-spandrel concrete arch
Total Length: 1337.0 Feet
Span Length: 549.9 Feet
Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Selah Creek on I-82/US 97
History: Built 1971
Built: 1971
Location: Yakima County
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116249
Selah Creek Bridge
June 17, 2007
Photo taken by Michael Goff in June 2007
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Selah Creek Bridge
June 17, 2007
Photo taken by Michael Goff in June 2007
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Selah Creek Bridge
June 17, 2007
Photo taken by Michael Goff in June 2007
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Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in August 2021
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Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in August 2021
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Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in August 2021
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Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in August 2021
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Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in August 2021
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Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in August 2021
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 46.702500,-120.439167
Carries I-82 over Selah Creek
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 1337.0 Feet
Span Length: 549.9 Feet
Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Selah Creek on I-82
History: Built 1969
Built: 1969
Location: Yakima County
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Status: Replaced by a pre-stressed girder bridge in 2010
Location: 46.692839,-120.921882
Carries US 12 over Tieton River
Design: truss/through/parker
Design Details: Parker through truss
Total Length: 202.1 Feet
Span Length: 140.1 Feet
Overview: Lost Parker through truss bridge over Tieton River on US 12
History: Built 1933; Replaced 2010
Built: 1933
Location: Yakima County
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Tieton River Bridge
Photo taken by Michael Goff on June 20, 2009
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Tieton River Bridge
Photo taken by Michael Goff on June 20, 2009
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Tieton River Bridge
Photo taken by Michael Goff on June 20, 2009
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Tieton River Bridge
Photo taken by Michael Goff on June 20, 2009
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Long Deck View
Photo taken by Michael Goff on June 20, 2009
Status: Replaced by a pre-stressed girder bridge in 2010
Location: 46.694941,-120.913784
Carries US 12 over Tieton River
Design: truss/pony/polygonal
Design Details: Polygonal Warren pony truss
Total Length: 151.9 Feet
Span Length: 100.1 Feet
Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over Tieton River on US 12
History: Built 1933; Replaced 2010
Built: 1933
Location: Yakima County
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141788
Tieton River Bridge
Photo taken by Michael Goff on June 20, 2009
141789
Tieton River Bridge
Photo taken by Michael Goff on June 20, 2009
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Deck View
from east
Photo taken by Michael Goff on June 20, 2009
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Tieton River Bridge
Photo taken by Michael Goff on June 20, 2009
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Tieton River Bridge
Photo taken by Michael Goff on June 20, 2009
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Deck View
from west
Photo taken by Michael Goff on June 20, 2009
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No Diaphragms??
Photo taken by Michael Goff on June 20, 2009
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Photo taken in June 2006
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 46.483407,-120.401817
Carries West Parker Heights Road over S.V.I.D. Canal
Design: truss/pony/polygonal
Design Details: Polygonal Warren pony truss
Total Length: 117.1 Feet
Span Length: 115.2 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over S.V.I.D. Canal on West Parker Heights Road
History: Built 1919
Built: 1919
Location: Yakima County
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141797
SVID Canal Bridge
Photo taken by Michael Goff on June 20, 2009
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SVID Canal Bridge
Photo taken by Michael Goff on June 20, 2009
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SVID Canal Bridge
Photo taken by Michael Goff on June 20, 2009
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Photo taken by Leslie R trick in May 2017
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West Parker Heights Road Bridge
Photo taken by cmh2315fl
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 46.631317,-120.517150
Carries I-82 over Yakima River
Design: truss/through/pennsylvania
Design Details: Riveted, 10-panel Pennsylvania through truss
Total Length: 316.9 Feet
Span Length: 223.1 Feet
Overview: Through truss bridge over Yakima River on I-82/US 97 in Selah
History: Built 1932 to replace 4th Street Bridge (Lower Selah Bridge)
Built: 1932
Location: Yakima County
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141800
Yakima River Bridge
from the north
Photo taken by Michael Goff on June 20, 2009
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Yakima River Bridge
Photo taken by Michael Goff on June 20, 2009
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I82 Bridge
This bridge and its sister were built to replace the Upper Selah Bridge and the Lower Selah Bridge (AKA 4th Street Bridge) This set of bridges are the only "old" bridges to be incorporated into the Interstate Freeway Bridges.
Photo taken by Dave Cox in June 2017
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I 82 West Bridge crossing the Yakima River
Yes it is legal to use this pedestrian right of way. However due to the close proximity of the freeway it is scary when a semi drives by.
Photo taken by Dave Cox in June 2017
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Looking at the bridge crossing the Tieton River
Photo taken by Dave Cox in June 2017
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 46.631389,-120.517778
Carries I-82 over Yakima River
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss
Total Length: 284.1 Feet
Span Length: 279.9 Feet
Overview: Through truss bridge over Yakima River on I-82 in Selah
History: Built 1960
Built: 1960
Location: Yakima County
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Status: Open to pedestrians
Location: 46.401534,-120.251009
Carries Zillah Heights Road over Svid Canal
Design: truss/pony/polygonal
Design Details: Polygonal Warren pony truss
Total Length: 81.0 Feet
Span Length: 80.1 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Svid Canal on Zillah Heights Road in Zillah
History: Built 1920; rehabilitated 1965
Built: 1920
Location: Yakima County
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141802
Zillah Heights Bridge
Photo taken by Michael Goff on June 20, 2009
141803
Zillah Heights Bridge
Photo taken by Michael Goff on June 20, 2009
141804
Zillah Heights Bridge
Photo taken by Michael Goff on June 20, 2009
141805
Deck View
Modified for Pedestrian Use Only
Photo taken by Michael Goff on June 20, 2009
141806
Zillah Heights Bridge
Photo taken by Michael Goff on June 20, 2009
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 46.627778,-120.520278
Carries BNSF Railway over Naches River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: 1-150' Pratt through truss
1-100' Through Plate Girder
2-39' Secondhand Deck girders
1-30' I-Beam
Total Length: 366.0 Feet
Span Length: 150.0 Feet
Overview: Pratt through truss bridge over Naches River on BNSF Railway in Yakima
History: Built 1906; Approaches Updated 1918 and 1948
Built: 1906
Location: Yakima County
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141811
B.N.S.F. Naches River Bridge
from the southeast
Photo taken by Michael Goff on June 20, 2009
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Deck View
from north
Photo taken by Michael Goff on June 20, 2009
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B.N.S.F. Naches River Bridge
from northwest
Photo taken by Michael Goff on June 20, 2009
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Deck View
from south
Photo taken by Michael Goff on June 20, 2009
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Naches River Northern Pacific Railroad Bridge
This was the original RR bridge built in 1884. It was replaced with a steel bridge sometime before the 1906 flood. The bridge itself was not destroyed in this flood but the approach (wooden trestle) to the south was washed out.
Photo taken by Ken Lanterman, courtesy of Jack Whitnall colection
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Cut granite pier
Photo taken by Kyle Jarvis in August 2016
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Cut granite pier
Photo taken by Kyle Jarvis in August 2016
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Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in August 2021
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Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in August 2021
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Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in August 2021
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 46.631184,-120.517686
Carries I-82 over Yakima River
Design: truss/through/polygonal
Design Details: Typical freeway era Warren through truss design by the Washington Department of Transporation.
Total Length: 284.1 Feet
Span Length: 279.9 Feet
Overview: Warren through truss bridge over Yakima River on I-82/US 97 in Yakima
History: Built 1960
Built: 1960
Location: Yakima County
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141947
Yakima River Bridge
Photo taken by Michael Goff on June 20, 2009
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West Elevation
Photo taken by Michael Goff on June 20, 2009
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Yakima River Bridge
Photo taken by Michael Goff on June 20, 2009
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 46.629751,-120.515530
Carries I-82 over Naches River
Design: truss/through/polygonal
Design Details: Typical freeway era Warren through truss design by the Washington Department of Transporation.
Total Length: 284.1 Feet
Span Length: 279.9 Feet
Overview: Warren through truss bridge over Naches River on I-82/US 97 in Yakima
History: Built 1960
Built: 1960
Location: Yakima County
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141950
Naches River Bridge
Photo taken by Michael Goff on June 20, 2009
141951
Naches River Bridge
Photo taken by Michael Goff on June 20, 2009
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Naches River Bridge
Photo taken by Michael Goff on June 20, 2009
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Naches River Bridges
from upstream
Photo taken by Michael Goff on June 20, 2009
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Photo taken in June 2006
Status: Open to pedestrians only
Location: 46.632091,-120.585978
Carries Yakima Greenway Trail over Naches River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: The Naches River Bridge is a two span pin-connected Pratt through truss with riveted lattice lateral support members.
Total Length: 372.0 Feet
Span Length: 160.0 Feet
Overview: Pratt through truss bridge over Naches River on Yakima Greenway Trail in Yakima
History: Built 1884, Moved to this location 1906
Built: 1884
Location: Yakima County
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143158
Naches River Railroad Bridge
Photo taken by Michael Goff on June 20, 2009
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Deck View
U.S. 12 Naches River Bridge to the left
Photo taken by Michael Goff on June 20, 2009
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Bottom Chord Connection
Photo taken by Michael Goff on June 20, 2009
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Naches River Bridge
Photo taken by Michael Goff on June 20, 2009
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Pinned Abutment Connection
Photo taken by Michael Goff on June 20, 2009
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Information Plaque
Photo taken by Michael Goff on June 20, 2009
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Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in August 2021
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Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in August 2021
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Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in August 2021
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Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in August 2021
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Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in August 2021
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Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in August 2021
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 46.400000,-120.280000
Carries Meyers Road over Yakima River
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 570.9 Feet
Span Length: 119.1 Feet
Overview: Beam bridge over Yakima River on Meyers Road
History: Built 1947
Built: 1947
Location: Yakima County
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276077
File:Toppenish-Zillah Bridge.jpg
Photo taken by Steven Pavlov
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 46.684533,-120.490443
Carries BNSF Railway over Yakima River
Design: truss/through/warren
Design Details: Warren through truss
Total Length: 410.0 Feet
Span Length: 155.0 Feet
Overview: Warren through truss bridge over Yakima River on BNSF Railway
History: Built or relocated here 1942
Built: 1942
Location: Yakima County
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bridge from Selah side
Photo taken by Dave Cox in May 2018
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Photo taken by Dave Cox in May 2018
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Photo taken by Dave Cox in May 2018
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Photo taken by Dave Cox in May 2018
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Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in August 2021
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 46.638333,-120.526111
Carries Golf Course Road over Dry Wash
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel arch
Total Length: 65.0 Feet
Span Length: 60.0 Feet
Overview: Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Dry Wash on Golf Course Road
History: Built 1918
Built: 1918
Location: Yakima County
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395306
Golf Course Rd Bridge
Looking south to the approach of the once "Upper Selah Bridge enroute to North Yakima. This is the second bridge in a series that led from Selah to North Yakima. The route and bridges were abandoned in 1947 with the completion of the present 823 bridge. Only this little bridge survived.
Photo taken by Dave Cox in June 2017
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Golf Course Rd Bridge
Underneath looking south
Photo taken by Dave Cox in June 2017
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Golf Course Rd Bridge
Taken from the golf course
Photo taken by Dave Cox in June 2017
Status: Intact and used by BNSF and Irrigation Control
Location: 46.534789,-120.472373
Carries Original US 97 over Ahtanum Creek
Design: beam/stringer/concrete
Design Details: Concrete stringer
Total Length: 26.9 Feet
Span Length: 12.1 Feet
Overview: Concrete stringer bridge over Ahtanum Creek on Original US 97
History: Built after 1920s and bypassed in 1942 with the new US97 bridge now in use.
Built: 1920s?
Location: Yakima County
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387120
US 97 bridge
Google Earth
387119
Old US 97 bridge2
Google Earth
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Old US 97 bridge
In the background you can see the new US97 bridge that replaced this one
Photo taken by Dave Cox in March 2017
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Old US 97 bridge1
Looking west from the bridge are 2 other bridges. The firist bridge belongs to BNSF. It was originally built in 1882 by the Northern Pacific. The second bridge was built by the Union Pacific and abandoned in the early 1980s
Google Earth
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Looking south
This section replaced a roadbed just below the modern US97 as seen in this picture. A local told me a story how his grandmother drove this section and absolutely was afraid of this section.
Photo taken by Dave Cox in March 2017
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Old US 97 bridge
Photo taken by Dave Cox in March 2017
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 46.539806,-120.476222
Carries Main St (Old Us97) over Np Ry & Ramp
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 700.2 Feet
Span Length: 70.9 Feet
Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over Np Ry & Ramp on Main St (Old Us97)
History: Built 1941
Built: 1941
Location: Yakima County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 46.615792,-120.488739
Carries Central Washington Railroad over Yakima River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: 2-160' Pin connected Pratt Through Trusses (1891, moved 1924)
1-150' Pin connected Pratt Through Truss (moved here 1945)
Total Length: 1005.0 Feet
Span Length: 160.0 Feet
Overview: Pratt through truss bridge over Yakima River on Central Washington Railroad
History: Built 1924 with two secondhand 1891 spans, third span added 1945; Nearly destroyed in the flood of 1964 and placed on new piers.
Built: 1891
Location: Yakima County
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387312
Valley bridge1
View looking north on the Yakima River
Photo compliments of the Whitnall Family Colection
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Valley bridge after flood
1906 flood. The same flood took out the Selah Bridge, Union Gap Bridge and the Naches Northern Pacific wooden bridge
Photo compliments of the Whitnall Family Colection
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Underneath the approach
Huston! We have a problem!
Photo taken by Jackie Whitnall Cox in April 2017
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approach from west side
Photo taken by Jackie Whitnall Cox in April 2017
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All three spans
Photo taken by Jackie Whitnall Cox in April 2017
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west face with broken nameplate
Photo taken by Jackie Whitnall Cox in April 2017
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Looking east
Photo taken by Dave Cox in April 2017
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Bridge nameplate
Photo taken by Dave Cox in April 2017
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looking south from Yakima Greenway Trail
Photo taken by Dave Cox in April 2017
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Photo taken by Leslie R trick in May 2017
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 46.630874,-120.520255
Carries over Yakima River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Bridge over Yakima River conecting East Selah and Yakima Canyon to Yakima
History: Built 1905; Replaced 1907
Built: 1905
Location: Yakima County
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389888
Yakima River
first Selah Bridge built in 1905 and destroyed in the 1906 flood
J Weimer via Yakima Valley Museum
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Selah bridges
Google Earth
389848
Second Selah Bridge
Rebuilt in 1907 (aprox) Upon completion was the longest bridge in Washington State (320 ft)
Frank Lanterman photo part of Jack Whitnall collection. Used by family permission
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Original Selah Bridge
Built in 1905 Destroyed in November 1906 by flood
Photo taken by Frank Lanterman.part of Jack Whitnall Collection
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Yakima River
J Weimer via Yakima Valley Museum
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Approach Upper Selah Bridge
Photo taken by Dave Cox in May 2017
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Looking from the Upper Selah Bridge toward Golf Course Bridge
Photo taken by Dave Cox in May 2017
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Looking from Golf Course Bridge to the (destroyed) Upper Selah Bridge
Photo taken by Dave Cox in June 2017
Status: Currently abandonded
Location: 46.496018,-120.440634
Carries Union Pacific and Northern Pacific (now abandonded) over Yakima River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: 1 190' Pratt through truss
2 186' Pratt through trusses
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Through truss bridge over Yakima River on Union Pacific Railroad/ Northern Pacific Railroad
History: Built 1922
Built:
Location: Yakima County
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Looking west
Photo taken by Dave Cox in May 2017
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Date Plate
Photo taken by Dave Cox in May 2017
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View looking south from Yakima Valley Hwy.
Photo taken by Dave Cox in May 2017
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Example of Gauntlet Track
two tracks occupying the same roadbed space
Wikipedia
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Gauntlet Bridge
Looking west
Photo taken by Dave Cox in March 2017
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Gauntlet Bridge
Believe it or not this bridge was double tracked
Photo taken by Dave Cox in March 2017
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Gauntlet bridge1
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Gauntlet bridge
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Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in March 2018
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Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in August 2021
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Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in August 2021
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 46.635972,-120.524833
Carries Sr 823 over Yakima River
Design: beam/stringer
Design Details: Stringer
Total Length: 335.0 Feet
Span Length: 120.1 Feet
Overview: Stringer bridge over Yakima River on Sr 823
History: Built 1999
Built: 1947
Location: Yakima County
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Status: Destroyed by flooding
Location: 46.630320,-120.507750
Carries Road over Yakima River
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 Yakima River on Road
History: Built 1905; Destroyed 1906; Replaced 1907
Built: 1905
Location: Yakima County
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1st Lower Selah Bridge
J Weimer via Yakima Valley Museum
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 46.635972,-120.524833
Carries Sr 823 over Yakima River
Design: beam/stringer
Design Details: Stringer
Total Length: 335.0 Feet
Span Length: 120.1 Feet
Overview: Stringer bridge over Yakima River on Sr 823
History: First bridge (now Northbound) was built in 1947 A second bridge was built in 1999 now southbound
Built: 1947
Location: Yakima County
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Selah bridges
location of the 3 bridges
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Leaving Selah heading south
The newer section of the bridge
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Selah Bridge (third and 4th bridge)
Underneath 3rd Selah bridge. Foreground is the 1947 bridge and background is the 1999 bridge
Photo taken by Dave Cox in May 2017
Status: Replaced by the present I 82 Westbound bridges in 1932
Location: 46.630322,-120.507751
Carries Selah to N Yakima Rd over Yakima River
Design: truss/through/pennsylvania
Design Details: Pennsylvania through truss
Total Length: 320.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Yakima River on Selah to N Yakima Rd
History: Built 1907; Replaced 1932
Built: 1907
Location: Yakima County
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4th Street Bridge
Photo taken in 1909 from the Cascade mill. During the spring flood logs are transported down the river and retrieved at this point by the Cascade Mill. Please note the round cement pier in the middle of the river. This pier still presently remains in the river.
Frank Lanterman photo part of Jack Whitnall collection. Used by family permission
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North approach of 4th Street Bridge
Photo taken from Resthaven Road. Note the pier used by the Cascade Lumber Mill to fetch logs floated down from upstream in the early 1900s. The dead giveaway that this was a bridge approach was the exotic cement posts road barricade.
Photo taken by Dave Cox in May 2017
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Cascade Lumber Mill pier
Photo taken by Dave Cox in May 2017
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North approach of 4th Street Bridge from Resthaven Rd
Photo taken by Dave Cox in June 2017
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Pier on North side
Photo taken by Dave Cox in June 2017
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Abutment on north side viewed from the Yakima Greenway Trail
Photo taken by Dave Cox in June 2017
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4th Street Bridge Construction
Frank Lanterman photo part of Jack Whitnall collection. Used by family permission
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4th Street Bridge
Photo from old postcard
Status: Open to traffic
Location: 46.636354,-120.525105
Carries WA 823 over Yakima River
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 335.0 Feet
Span Length: 89.9 Feet
Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over Yakima River on WA 823
History: Built 1947
Built: 1947
Location: Yakima County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 46.637975,-120.524333
Carries 4th Street over Yakima River
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 Yakima River on the present Golf Course Road
History: Built 1907; Replaced 1947
Built: 1907
Location: Yakima County
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Upper Selah Bridge
Caption on back reads, "2nd Selah Bridge,1911." (in different handwriting and ink) "#1 bridge across Yakima Built 1907"
Photo taken by Frank Lanterman.part of Jack Whitnall Collection
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Approach Selah Bridge
Selah side approach
Photo taken by Dave Cox in May 2017
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looking at the same approach from another bridge
Photo taken by Dave Cox in June 2017
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 46.585069,-120.459795
Carries WA24 over Yakima 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 Yakima River on WA24
History:
Built:
Location: Yakima County
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Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923
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Moxee Bridge with the date of 1091
Frank Lanterman photo part of Jack Whitnall collection. Used by family permission
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 46.409813,-120.313897
Carries Road over Yakima River
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 Yakima River on Road
History:
Built:
Location: Yakima County
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1907 view
Photo from old postcard
Status: Destroyed by 1906 flood
Location: 46.627788,-120.521570
Carries over Natches River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Timber, 10-panel Pratt through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost wooden through truss bridge over Natches River
History: According to the Yakima Republic Nov 19 1906 article the NP claimed the county road to Selah as RR right-away. For that reason the NP built a bridge and new county road.
Built: c 1885
Location: Yakima County
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Selah Wagon Bidge
Lower bridge into North Yakima (prior to 1906). This photo shows the horizon. The union gap, where the Yakima river flows south between a ridge of hills, is seen in the south. To the left there is a railroad, and in the 1900s the only railroad would be the Northern Pacific placing the location of this bridge west of the NP railroad bridge on the Natches River/
Photo taken by Frank Lanterman.part of Jack Whitnall Collection Courtesy of Whitnall Family
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News article1
Nov 19 1906 Yakima Republic
Status:
Location: 46.581498,-120.461231
Carries Hy 24 over Yakima river
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Bridge over Yakima river on Hy 24
History:
Built:
Location: Yakima County
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Status: Derelict/abandoned
Location: 46.716248,-120.458827
Carries Former highway 97 over
Design: tunnel
Design Details: Tunnel
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Abandoned tunnel on Former highway 97
History: Built 1921
Built: 1921
Location: Yakima County
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Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in August 2021
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Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in August 2021
Status: Open; Swimming Not Legal
Location: 46.239654,-119.772204
Carries Roza Irrigation Canal over
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Closed-spandrel arch bridge on Roza Irrigation Canal
History: Built 1937
Built: 1937
Location: Yakima County
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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.
