Steel BridgeRiver mile: 12.1 Opened: mid-July 1912 (trains); 9 August 1912 (automobiles); precursor 1888 Type: steel through truss (Pratt), double-deck vertical lift movable bridge Main Span Length: 211 feet Center Height to Water: 72 feet (upper deck) 26 feet (lower deck) Outside Width: 71 feet (four traffic lanes, with two 6 foot walkways) Color: gun-metal black Cost: (original bridge) $1.7 million (MAX redesign/bridge rehab 1984-86) $10 million (MAX redesign 2009 ($6.4 million) Owner: Union Pacific Railroad Engineer/Designer: Waddell & Harrington, Kansas City, Missouri Access: pedestrians, bicycles allowed on highway deck; since 2001, on railroad deck Bridge Opening Signals audible: one long, one short; radio frequency: KTU 534 Average Daily Traffic: 23,000 Historic American Engineering Record OR-21 and Addendum |
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Last updated: 20 February 2010. |