Moyie River Canyon Bridge
Moyie River Bridge | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 48°43'47" N, 116°10'49" W |
| Carries | 2 lanes of US-2 |
| Crosses | Moyie River |
| Locale | Bonners Ferry, Idaho |
| Official name | Moyie River Canyon Bridge |
| Characteristics | |
| Total length | 1,223 feet (373 m) |
| Width | 27.9 ft (8.5 m) |
| Height | 464 feet (141 m) |
| History | |
| Opened | 1964 |
| Location | |
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The Moyie River Canyon Bridge is a structural steel truss cantilever bridge on U.S. Route 2/U.S. Route 95 spanning the Moyie River near Bonners Ferry and Moyie Springs. It was constructed in 1965 and it is 1,223-foot (373 m) long and 424 feet (129 m) high. The current bridge replaced an obsolete bridge built in 1923.
It is the second highest bridge in Idaho, exceeded only by the 476-foot (145 m) high Perrine Bridge across the Snake River near Twin Falls, Idaho.
Facts
- Idaho Bridge Number: ID 10035
- Length of largest span: 378.0 ft (115.2 m).
- Total length: 1,222.2 ft (372.5 m).
- Deck width: 27.9 ft (8.5 m).
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +48.72972, -116.18028 (decimal degrees)
- 48°43'47" N, 116°10'49" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
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