Samish River Bridge - 1934 - Skagit County, WA
Posted by: Dunbar Loop
N 48° 32.734 W 122° 20.291
10U E 548845 N 5377152
A Pratt through truss bridge over the Samish River on Old US 99 between Burlington and Alger.
Waymark Code: WMH4GY
Location: Washington, United States
Date Posted: 05/21/2013
Views: 5
The Samish River Bridge was one of many highway improvements in the realignment of US 99 in the mid-1930s. Prior to this period US 99 ran along the Chuckanut Drive, today's Washington Highway 11.
Designed in as a Pratt through truss bridge, there is a wooden sidewalk along the eastside of the span to accommodate pedestrians.
According to Bridgehunter.com:
Dimensions:
Length of largest span: 142.1 ft.
Total length: 384.9 ft.
Deck width: 24.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 15.2 ft.
Average daily traffic (as of 2005) 3,878