Interstate Highway Bridge

Interstate Highway Bridge
Interstate Highway Bridge
	Looking at the northern side of the Interstate Highway Bridge from Clarkston, Washington
Coordinates	46°25′13″N 117°02′11″W / 46.42028°N 117.03639°WCoordinates: 46°25′13″N 117°02′11″W / 46.42028°N 117.03639°W
Carries	US 12 (4 lanes)
Locale	Clarkston, Washington and Lewiston, Idaho
Characteristics
Design	Vertical Lift Truss
Location

The Interstate Highway Bridge crosses the Snake River, between Clarkston, Washington and Lewiston, Idaho. The bridge carries U.S. Route 12 (US 12) across the state line between Washington and Idaho. It was built in 1939.^[1]

The bridge was the primary route between Lewiston and Clarkston, until the Southway Bridge was constructed in the 1980s.^[2]^[3]

Gallery[]

A telephoto view of the Snake River dividing Lewiston, Idaho and Clarkston, Washington. The photographer is atop Lewiston Hill, looking south. The Interstate Highway Bridge is the closer of the two bridges. The Southway Bridge is in the distance.
Looking east toward Idaho, from underneath the bridge
Crossing westbound into Clarkston via bicycle
Westbound vehicles entering Washington state

^ "Snake River Bridge". Bridge Hunter. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
^ Preston, Seth (January 6, 1990). "Lewiston Manager Backs Bryden Canyon Road". Lewiston Tribune. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
^ Alford, Nathan (August 1, 1999). "Bryden a boon or a bust?". Lewiston Tribune. Retrieved December 13, 2020.

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