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This bridge is a long viaduct style bridge that carries the road over a variety of obstructions including roads, railroad lines, and the Puyallup River. Short spans are accomodated by concrete t-beam spans with concrete balustrade railings, while longer spans feature metal through truss spans with metal railings. There are three places, not contiguous, where truss spans occur. There is one heavilly skewed Baltimore truss span near the west end of the bridge, a three span skewed Pennsylvania through truss span over the Puyallup River, and finally, toward the eastern end of the bridge, a non-skewed Warren through truss span.
The three middle (river) truss spans are the most unique and historically significant portion of the bridge because of their unusual design. Heavily skewed, these spans accomodate the two panel skew by interrupting the visual arch-like curve of the polygonal top chord, and placing one extra panel at one end of each truss with a top chord that runs nearly horizontally. This, along with the uncommon use of vertical end posts gives the spans an unusual shape that makes these spans stand out among Washington State's collection of metal truss bridges.
The end truss spans have suffered from substantial damage from overwheight trucks crashing into them. The middle spans are in contrast in good condition, since the end truss spans have done the job of destroying the trucks before they could reach the middle spans.
This unique bridge is slated for demolition and replacement. The project will be a multi-stage project. The first stage will be to replace the western truss span and adjacent t-beam spans. It is unfortunate to see this bridge not being preserved. At the very least, one of the middle spans should be relocated and preserved, perhaps for pedestrian use, or perhaps on a quieter road.
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