Moyie River Canyon Bridge

Moyie River Bridge
Moyie River Bridge
Coordinates	48°43′47″N 116°10′49″W / 48.72972°N 116.18028°W
Carries	2 lanes of US 2
Crosses	Moyie River
Locale	Moyie Springs, Idaho
Official name	Moyie River Canyon Bridge
Maintained by	Idaho Transportation Department
ID number	10035
Characteristics
Design	Steel truss - Deck
Total length	1,223 ft (373 m)
Height	464 ft (141 m)
Longest span	377 ft (115 m)
Clearance below	424 ft (129 m)
History
Opened	1965
Location

The Moyie River Canyon Bridge is a structural steel truss cantilever bridge that spans the Moyie River in the city of Moyie Springs just east of Bonners Ferry, Idaho. Constructed in 1965, the bridge is on U.S. Route 2 at mile marker 70. The bridge is 1,223 ft (373 m) long and 464 ft (141 m) high,^[1]^[2] and is a replacement for an obsolete 1923 bridge built downstream from Moyie Dam.^[3]

The only higher bridge in Idaho is the 476-foot (145 m) high Perrine Bridge which crosses the Snake River near Twin Falls, Idaho.^[3] Both bridges are among the highest bridges in the United States.

External links

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Janberg, Nicolas (February 5, 2016). "Moyie River Canyon Bridge". structurae.net. Archived from the original on December 21, 2016. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Sakowski, Eric (January 9, 2010). "Moyie River Bridge". highestbridges.com. Archived from the original on March 10, 2016. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Moyie Springs". NorthIdaho.org. n.d. Archived from the original on 2016-10-31. Retrieved 2016-10-31.

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