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Contextual View Of Bridge, Looking West

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Bridge Elevation, Southwest Side, Looking North

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Portal View, Looking East

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Inside West Span, Looking East

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Looking North At Overhead Truss Detail

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Overhead Detail On Western Span, Looking East

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East End Of West Span, Looking Northeast

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Overhead Detail, West Span, Looking North

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Walkway And Light Post, South Side, Looking East

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Detail Of Rail And Expansion Joint On West Approach Span, Looking North

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West End Of Bridge, Looking Southeast

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Understructure, West End Of Bridge, Looking East

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Facts

Overview: Lost four-span Parker through truss bridge over Pend Oreille River on US 2 in Oldtown
Location: Oldtown, Bonner County, Idaho
Status: Replaced by new bridge
History: Built 1926-27; replaced 1988
Builders: - Boise Iron Works
- Sam R. Boudrye
- Virginia Bridge & Iron Works
Design: Four riveted Parker through trusses
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 180 ft.
Total length: 1,246 ft.
Deck width: 24 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +48.18417, -117.03694 (decimal degrees)
48°11'03" N, 117°02'13" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 11/497253/5336770 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Newport
Inventory number: BH 36933 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log

July 26, 2008: Added by James Baughn

Sources

James Baughn - webmaster [at] bridgehunter [dot] com
HAER ID-7 - Oldtown Bridge, Spanning Pend Oreille River, U.S. Highway 2, Oldtown, Bonner County, ID

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