Owsley Bridge

Owsley Bridge
Nearest city Hagerman, Idaho
Coordinates 42°45′52″N 114°53′21″W / 42.764444°N 114.889167°W / 42.764444; -114.889167 (Owsley Bridge)Coordinates: 42°45′52″N 114°53′21″W / 42.764444°N 114.889167°W / 42.764444; -114.889167 (Owsley Bridge)
Area less than one acre
Built 1920-21
Engineer Kyle, Charles A.
Architectural style Cantilevered Warren truss
NRHP reference # 98001172[1]
Added to NRHP September 18, 1998

Owsley Bridge, about 3.6 miles (5.8 km) south Hagerman, Idaho, is a historic bridge spanning the Snake River between Gooding County and Twin Falls County, Idaho. It is a cantilevered Warren truss bridge built in 1920-21.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[1]

The bridge cost about $127,000. 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 is located approximately 200 yards north of the junction of old U.S. Route 30 and Bell Rapids Rd.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2013-11-02). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 3 Donald W. Watts (February 20, 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Owsley Bridge / IHSI 47-5153". National Park Service. Retrieved May 29, 2018. With accompanying six photos from 1998
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