Moyie River Canyon Bridge

Moyie River Bridge
Coordinates 48°43′47″N 116°10′49″W / 48.72972°N 116.18028°W / 48.72972; -116.18028
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 feet (373 m)
Height 424 feet (129 m)
History
Opened 1965

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-foot (373 m) long and 424 feet (129 m) high, and is a replacement for an obsolete 1923 bridge built downstream from Moyie Dam.[1]

The only higher bridge in Idaho is the 476-foot (145 m) high Perrine Bridge which crosses the Snake River near Twin Falls, Idaho.[1]

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Notes

  1. 1 2 "Moyie Springs". NorthIdaho.org. n.d. Archived from the original on 2016-10-31. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
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