Burton Road Bridge, Spanning Little Weiser River, Cambridge vicinity, Washington County, ID

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TITLE:
Burton Road Bridge, Spanning Little Weiser River, Cambridge vicinity, Washington County, ID

CALL NUMBER:
HAER ID,44-CAMB.V,1-

REPRODUCTION NUMBER:
[See Call Number]

MEDIUM:
Photo(s): 18 (4 x 5 in.)
Data Page(s): 5 plus cover page
Photo Caption Page(s): 2

DATE:
Documentation compiled after 1968.

CREATOR:
Historic American Engineering Record, creator

NOTE:
Survey number HAER ID-8

Building/structure dates: 1910 initial construction

Significance: One of only a few Idaho bridges built by prominent western contractor Charles G. Sheely. One of the first steel bridges in Washington County and may have set standards for local steel bridge building. / During the period of 1908 and 1910, six steel bridges were constructed under the authority of Washington County. The Burton Road Bridge, crossing the Little Weiser River just south of the old town of Salubria, was one of the first to be completed. The town of Salubria is no longer in existence, but the present town of Cambridge, Idaho, is within approximately two miles of this bridge site. The bridge is on a major farm-to-market road, providing a primary access from hill country, cattle ranches and dry land grain farms and from river valley farms with diversified small grains, corn and hay crops. It provides access to the commercial services and the railroad at Cambridge, Idaho. The Burton Road Bridge is significant as one of the few Idaho bridges built by the prominent western contractor, Charles G. Sheely. In addition, it appears likely that the two Sheely bridges were the first steel bridges built in Washington County and, as such, undoubtedly set local standards for steel bridge building.

SUBJECTS:
IDAHO--Washington County--Cambridge vicinity
commerce
agriculture
civil engineering

COLLECTION:
Historic American Engineering Record (Library of Congress)

REPOSITORY:
Library of Congress, Prints and Photograph Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA

DIGID:
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.id0087

CONTENTS:
Photograph caption(s):
1. VIEW OF WEST SIDE OF BRIDGE, LOOKING EAST (UPSTREAM)
2. VIEW OF EAST SIDE OF BRIDGE, LOOKING WEST (DOWNSTREAM)
3. VIEW OF SOUTH PORTAL, LOOKING NORTH
4. VIEW OF NORTH PORTAL, LOOKING SOUTH
5. VIEW OF TRAFFIC DECK, SOUTH END, LOOKING NORTH
6. VIEW OF DATE PLAT '1909' ON SOUTH END, EAST SIDE
7. VIEW OF BOTTOM DECK SUPPORT AND FLOOR BEAMS, LOOKING NORTH
8. DETAIL VIEW OF TRAFFIC DECKING AND DECK SUPPORTS, EAST SIDE OF SOUTH END, LOOKING NORTHWEST
9. VIEW OF TRAFFIC DECK SUPPORT SYSTEM, EAST SIDE OF SOUTH END, LOOKING NORTHWEST
10. VIEW OF TRAFFIC DECK SUPPORT AND CHORD CONNECTIONS, WEST SIDE OF SOUTH END, LOOKING NORTHEAST
11. VIEW OF SIDE GUARD RAIL, WEST SIDE OF SOUTH END, LOOKING WEST
12. DETAIL VIEW OF GUARD RAIL AND SUPPORTS, WEST SIDE OF SOUTH END
13. VIEW OF TURN BUCKLES ON TRUSSES THROUGH GUARDRAIL, EAST SIDE OF SOUTH END, LOOKING NORTHEAST
14. DETAIL VIEW OF ROLLING PLATE ON NORTH ABUTMENT, EAST SIDE
15. VIEW OF PORTAL CONNECTIONS AND BRACING, WEST SIDE OF SOUTH END, LOOKING WEST
16. VIEW OF UPPER CHORD CONNECTIONS AND VERTICAL MEMBERS, WEST SIDE OF SOUTH END, LOOKING NORTHWEST
17. VIEW OF VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL CONNECTIONS WITH BRACING, WEST SIDE OF SOUTH END, LOOKING NORTHWEST
18. VIEW OF VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL CONNECTIONS, EAST SIDE, LOOKING NORTHWEST

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ID0087

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