Southway Bridge

The Southway Bridge is a road bridge spanning the Snake River between Clarkston, Washington, and Lewiston, Idaho. It connects Fleshman Way in Clarkston with Bryden Canyon Road in Lewiston, and provides residents of the Lewiston Orchards with access to State Route 129, as well as providing Clarkston residents with access to the Lewiston–Nez Perce County Airport. The bridge was constructed in the 1980s; the Bryden County Road project linking the bridge to the Lewiston Orchards was completed in 1999.[1][2]

The bridge was built to supplement the Interstate Highway Bridge (known as the "Blue Bridge" by residents) to the north, which was sometimes closed to traffic while the bridge was raised to allow large boats to cross underneath.

Funding

A bill to fund the bridge (titled "S. 3563. A bill to authorize the construction of a highway bridge across the Snake River between Clarkston, Washington and Lewiston, Idaho") was introduced in June 1974 by Senators Warren Magnuson, Henry M. Jackson, Frank Church. and James McClure.[3]

The Lower Granite Dam was completed in 1975, creating a reservoir that extended through the Lewiston–Clarkston metropolitan area, raising the surfaces of the Snake River and Clearwater River to 741 feet (226 meters) above sea level.

References
  1. Preston, Seth (January 6, 1990). "Lewiston Manager Backs Bryden Canyon Road". The Lewiston Tribune. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
  2. Alford, Nathan (August 1, 1999). "Bryden a boon or a bust?". The Lewiston Tribune. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
  3. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-SENATE (page 17253) (PDF). June 3, 1974. p. 17253. Retrieved 2020-01-24.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.