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Midvale Bridge

Washington County, Idaho

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East End Of Bridge Looking Due West

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East End Of Bridge Looking West Down Walkway. Also Shows Name Plates On This End

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Bridge Deck From East End Looking West

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3/4 View East End Of Bridge Looking West

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Name Plates On East End Of North Side Of Bridge--Looking West

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East End Of Bridge, South Side Looking North

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East End Under Side Of Deck Looking East

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East End Under Walkway Looking Northeast

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Detail--Guardrail With Walkway Behind East End Of Bridge Looking North

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Lower Deck Support East End--South Side Looking Northwest

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Underside Bridge Looking East

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Lower Section Of Bridge Looking West

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Bottom Of East End With Walkway On Right Looking West

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Northeast Corner Of Bridge Upper Frame Work Looking West

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Southwest Corner Of Bridge And Upper Framework Looking North

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Detail Of Upright In Middle Of East Span--Looking North

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West End Of Bridge Looking East

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3/4 View West End Looking East Name Plates Show Here On South Side

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West End Of Bridge And Southside 3/4 View Looking Northeast

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South Side From West End Looking Northeast

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West End Of Bridge From Below Looking West

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Detail Southwest Corner Of Bridge Looking North

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Detail Southwest Corner Bridge Looking West

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Name Plates On West End Of Bridge South Side Looking East

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North Elevation Of Bridge Looking South

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South Side Of Bridge Looking North

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Facts 

Overview
Lost two-span through truss bridge over Weiser River at Midvale
Location
Midvale, Washington County, Idaho
Status
Replaced by new bridge
History
Built 1911 by the J.H. Forbes Co.; replaced 1995
Design
Two pin-connected, 6-panel Pratt through trusses
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 126 ft.
Total length: 252 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+44.47083, -116.73194   (decimal degrees)
44°28'15" N, 116°43'55" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
11/521320/4924204 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Midvale
Inventory number
BH 37061 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

6-panel truss (124)
Built 1911 (302)
Built during 1910s (4,413)
HAER documented (365)
Idaho (173)
Lost (1,955)
Midvale, Idaho (1)
Pin-connected (509)
 Pratt through truss (974)
Pratt truss (1,663)
Replaced by new bridge (831)
Span length 125-175 feet (2,044)
Through truss (5,545)
Total length 250-500 feet (2,191)
Truss (16,259)
Washington County, Idaho (9)

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