Historic Bridges of the U.S. | Chelan County, Washington

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Chelan River Bridge
Open-spandrel arch bridge over Chelan River on Abandoned Chelan Highway
Closed to all traffic
Built 1922

Entiat River Bridge
Concrete arch bridge over Entiat River on CR 47670
Open to traffic
Built 1921

George Sellar Bridge
Steel through arch bridge over Columbia River on WA 285 in Wenatchee
Open to traffic
Built 1950

Goodwin Road Bridge
Deck truss bridge over Wenatchee River on Goodwin Road
Open to traffic
Built 1929

Knapps Hill Tunnel
Tunnel under Knapps Hill on Alt US 97
Open to traffic
Built 1936

New Cascade Tunnel
Tunnel under Cascade Mountains on BNSF Railway (former Great Northern Railway)
Open to traffic
Longest rail tunnnel in the US, finished in 1929 to bypass old tunnel, switchbacks, and 1.7% grade

Old Cascade Tunnel
Abandoned tunnel under the Cascade Mountains on former Great Northern Railway
Abandoned
The Original Cascade Tunnel was finished in 1900 and was built to replace a series of 8 switchbacks used to get over the mountains. Deadliest avalanche in US history occurred March 1, 1910 at Wellington (western portal). 96 people killed.

Old Monitor Road Bridge
Concrete arch bridge over Wenatchee River on Old Monitor Road
Open to traffic
Built 1930

Peshastin Main Street Bridge
Concrete arch bridge over Wenatchee River on Peshastin Main Street
Open to traffic
Built 1931; rehabilitated 1975

Rock Island Railroad Bridge
Through truss bridge over Columbia River on single track of BNSF Railway in Rock Island
Open to traffic
Originally built for the Great Northern Railway in 1892, the main span was reinforced in 1925

Saunders Road Bridge
Concrete arch bridge over Peshastin Creek on Saunders Road
Open to traffic
Built 1920

Service Road Bridge
Pony truss bridge over Icicle Canal on a service road
Open to traffic
Built 1939; rehabilitated 1960

Wenatchee River Bridge
Concrete arch bridge over Wenatchee River on US 2
Open to traffic
Built 1929

Wenatchee River Bridge
Through truss bridge over Wenatchee River on US 2
Open to traffic
Built 1900; rehabilitated 1936

Wenatchee River Bridge
Through truss bridge over Wenatchee River on WA 207
Open to traffic
Built 1940

Wenatchee River Bridge
Deck truss bridge over Wenatchee River on WA 285 in Sunnyslope
Open to traffic
Built 1933

Wenatchee River Bridge
Through truss bridge over Wenatchee River on Abandoned pipeline and railroad
Open to pedestrians
Built 1907

West Monitor Bridge
Through truss bridge over Wenatchee River on Old Monitor Road
Open to traffic
Built 1907 by the Puget Sound Bridge & Dredging Co.

Woodin Avenue Bridge
Concrete deck girder bridge over Lake Chelan on Woodin Ave. in Chelan
Open to traffic