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Owsley Bridge

Coordinates: 42°45′52″N 114°53′21″W / 42.764444°N 114.889167°W / 42.764444; -114.889167 (Owsley Bridge)
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Owsley Bridge
Owsley Bridge over the Snake River, December 2012
Owsley Bridge is located in Idaho
Owsley Bridge
Owsley Bridge is located in the United States
Owsley Bridge
LocationTwin Falls-Gooding county-line in Idaho, United States
Nearest cityHagerman
Coordinates42°45′52″N 114°53′21″W / 42.764444°N 114.889167°W / 42.764444; -114.889167 (Owsley Bridge)
Arealess than one acre
Built1920-21
EngineerKyle, Charles A.
Architectural styleCantilevered Warren truss
NRHP reference No.98001172[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 18, 1998

Owsley Bridge is a historic bridge spanning the Snake River on the Twin-Gooding county line in southern Idaho, United States, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Description

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The bridge located about 3.6 miles (5.8 km) south Hagerman, approximately 600 feet (180 m) north of the junction of old U.S. Route 30 (US‑30) and Bell Rapids Road, and was on the former routing of US‑30. It is a cantilevered Warren truss bridge built in 1920–21.[2]

The bridge cost about $127,000 (equivalent to $2.17 million in 2023). The engineer for the state of Idaho was Charles A. Kyle of the Bureau of Highways, Division of Public Works. The builder was United States Bridge Company of Boise, Idaho; the fabricator was the Minneapolis Steel & Machinery Company.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 18, 1998.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ a b Watts, Donald W. (February 20, 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Owsley Bridge / IHSI 47-5153". nps.gov. National Park Service. Retrieved May 29, 2018. with accompanying six photos from 1998
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