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Maple Street Bridge (Spokane, Washington)
Bridge in Spokane, Washington, U.S. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Maple Street Bridge is a girder bridge in the northwest United States in Spokane, Washington. It spans West Central to Downtown, crossing over the Spokane River and the Peaceful Valley neighborhood.[5] Along with the Division Street Bridge and Monroe Street Bridge, the Maple Street Bridge is one of several major bridges that cross the Spokane River.[6]
The bridge is 1,719 feet (524 m) in length, stands 125 feet (38 m) above the river, with a deck that is fifty feet (15 m) wide.[5] It has two-lane traffic in both directions,[2] and a caged pedestrian walkway. As of 2015, the Maple Street Bridge has an average daily traffic of 40,600 vehicles.[6]
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History
Construction began in 1956 and the Maple Street Bridge opened on July 1, 1958.[1][7] The bridge cost $6 million dollars to construct,[1][8] and required a ten-cent toll on vehicles from 1958 to 1981.[9] During the first three hours, over 1,600 vehicles crossed the new bridge.[10] The price was raised to 25 cents from 1981 to 1990, when the toll was removed.[7]
Accidents
During construction in December 1957, an iron worker was killed when he fell ninety feet (27 m) from a wooden platform.[11][12]
In 2008, a teen died by accidentally falling from the Maple Street Bridge.[13]
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References
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