Beverly Railroad Bridge, Railway bridge across Columbia River in Washington, United States.
The Beverly Railroad Bridge is a railway crossing over the Columbia River in Washington that rests on concrete supports. The structure features 14 Warren deck trusses and one Parker through truss, joining both banks at a strategic location.
The Milwaukee Road began its transcontinental Pacific Extension from Chicago to Tacoma in 1906 and completed it three years later; the Beverly bridge was built in 1909 on concrete piers 85 feet above the Columbia. The line electrified in the 1920s, adding catenary supports, and the railroad went bankrupt in the mid-1970s, abandoning its Pacific Northwest lines in 1980. Washington State took the bridge and right-of-way in lieu of back taxes, and it was listed on the National Register in 1982.
The bridge is part of the Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, which follows the former Milwaukee Road right-of-way across Washington. Its concrete piers rise 85 feet above the Columbia River, and the catenary supports added in the 1920s remain on the structure even after the wire was removed in 1972.
The bridge is accessible to visitors following its renovation in 2022 and now serves as a key point along the Palouse to Cascades Trail. The best time to visit is during warmer months when the walking routes are fully passable.
The bridge's concrete piers stand 85 feet above the Columbia River, high enough to clear any river traffic of its era. When the line was electrified in the 1920s, catenary supports were bolted to the structure; the wires came down in 1972, but the supports remain visible today.
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