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Colfax or Road, Whitman County

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Inventory Number: WA/47-38-01
County: Whitman County
Township:
Town/Village: Harpole
Bridge Name: Colfax or Road
Crosses: Palouse River
Truss type: Howe
Spans: 1
Length: 163'
Roadway Width:
Built: 1922
Builder:
When Lost: 07 Sep 2020
Cause: Burned
Latitude: N46 55.702
Longitude: W117 24.918
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Directions: 0.1 miles west of jct US195 on WA26, then 4.5 miles right on Green Hollow Rd., 0.4 miles left on Manning Rd. and walk 0.5 miles left on private drive (former railroad right-of-way). At Manning Station.

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Comments:
Private. No roof. It was built according to a general plan (Great Northern Railway Plan No. 115-1562). The Great Northern built the bridge in order to upgrade the interurban electric line to steam use and this required a heavy-timbered structure. It was #71.6 on their line. The railroad abandoned the bridge in 1967. The bridge was purchased two years later by Mrs. Ruth Lowe, who occupies the former Ed Harpole property, and used the bridge as access to her property. The HAER data sheet says the bridge was constructed by the Spokane & Inland Empire Railroad in 1918. It is thought to have been upgraded or at least partially rebuilt in 1922 to handle the heavier loads of the Great Northern Railroad. The bridge was consumed by a wildfire on September 7, 2020.

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