Murtaugh Bridge, Murtaugh, Twin Falls County, ID
Summary
Significance: This Pratt truss bridge was constructed in the early years of the twentieth century to provide north-south access across the Snake River. The need for River crossings increased as development of the Minidoka Projects took place. Murtaugh was on the railway, and therefore, access to it desirable. The primary significance of the bridge is its age relative to those of the communities it serves.
Survey number: HAER ID-1
Building/structure dates: 1916 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: after 1983 Demolished
Tags
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Mull , Charles M
Johnson, Gus D
Hawley, Monica E, transmitter
Dudley, C W, photographer
Martens, Gerald L, historian
Location
Murtaugh (Idaho), 42.49320, -114.16396
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html