Orient Bridge

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Orient Bridge
Orient Bridge, Spanning Kettle River at Richardson Road, Orient, (Ferry County, Washington).jpg
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LocationRichardson Road, spanning Kettle River, Orient, Washington
Coordinates 48°51′59″N118°11′52″W / 48.86639°N 118.19778°W / 48.86639; -118.19778 (Orient Bridge)
Arealess than one acre
Built1909
Built byC. G. Sheely Contracting Co.
ArchitectW. M. Manning
Architectural stylePin-connected Parker steel truss
MPS Historic Bridges/Tunnels in Washington State TR
NRHP reference No. 82004297 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 16, 1982

The Orient Bridge, which spans the Kettle River between Ferry County, Washington and Stevens County, Washington, was built in 1909. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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It brings Richardson Road across the river. It includes a 180-foot-long (55 m) pin-connected steel Parker truss span, and is 240 feet (73 m) long in total, including approach spans. [2]

The old bridge was apparently replaced by a new bridge in 1993.

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. Soderberg, Lisa (September 1979). "HAER Inventory: Orient Bridge". National Park Service . Retrieved June 19, 2018. With accompanying four photos