List of crossings of the Spokane River

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This is a list of crossings of the Spokane River, including auto, pedestrian and railroad bridges, from its mouth at the Columbia River to its source at Lake Coeur d'Alene.

Crossings

All locations are in Washington unless otherwise specified.

Image Crossing Location Opened Coordinates Notes
File:Spokane River Bridge at Fort Spokane.jpg Spokane River Bridge at Fort Spokane

File:WA-25.svg SR 25

Fort Spokane 1941[1] 47°54′28″N 118°19′03″W / 47.907916°N 118.317557°W / 47.907916; -118.317557 NRHP

File:Little Falls Bridge.jpg

Little Falls Road Little Falls 47°49′44″N 117°55′06″W / 47.829008°N 117.918408°W / 47.829008; -117.918408 Located at the Little Falls Hydroelectric Power Plant
File:Spokane River Bridge at Long Lake Dam.jpg Spokane River Bridge at Long Lake Dam

File:WA-231.svg SR 231

Long Lake 1949[1] 47°50′19″N 117°51′09″W / 47.838726°N 117.852442°W / 47.838726; -117.852442 NRHP
File:9mileBridge.png Charles Road Nine Mile Falls 47°46′37″N 117°32′41″W / 47.776938°N 117.544859°W / 47.776938; -117.544859
File:Seven Mile Bridge.png Seven Mile Road 47°44′26″N 117°31′10″W / 47.740640°N 117.519485°W / 47.740640; -117.519485

File:Riverside bridge.jpg

Bowl & Pitcher Footbridge Spokane 1941[1] 47°41′48″N 117°29′52″W / 47.696724°N 117.497694°W / 47.696724; -117.497694 In Riverside State Park
File:Meenach.png T. J. Meenach Bridge
Whistalks Way
47°40′48″N 117°27′10″W / 47.679870°N 117.452659°W / 47.679870; -117.452659 Carries Spokane River Centennial Trail[2]
File:Sandifur Memorial Bridge 2009.jpg Sandifur Memorial Footbridge 47°39′24″N 117°27′16″W / 47.656671°N 117.454329°W / 47.656671; -117.454329
File:Maple Street Bridge Spokane 2018.jpg Maple Street Bridge 1958[1] 47°39′39″N 117°26′07″W / 47.660765°N 117.435354°W / 47.660765; -117.435354
File:Monroe Street Bridge 20070217.jpg Monroe Street Bridge 1911[1] 47°39′38″N 117°25′36″W / 47.660596°N 117.426688°W / 47.660596; -117.426688 Replaced 1889 and 1892 bridges[1]
File:Post St. Bridge From North Bank.jpg Post Street 2024[3] 47°39′44″N 117°25′28″W / 47.662157°N 117.424328°W / 47.662157; -117.424328 Replaced 1917 bridge[3]
File:North Spokane Falls Footbridge 2018b.jpg Upper Falls Suspension Footbridges 1974 47°39′49″N 117°25′23″W / 47.663718°N 117.423008°W / 47.663718; -117.423008 Crosses north branch in Riverfront Park
File:South Spokane Falls Footbridge 2018.jpg 47°39′46″N 117°25′22″W / 47.662808°N 117.422772°W / 47.662808; -117.422772 Crosses south branch in Riverfront Park
File:North Howard Street Bridge Spokane 2018a.jpg Howard Street Middle Channel Bridges 47°39′51″N 117°25′15″W / 47.664296°N 117.420787°W / 47.664296; -117.420787 Crosses north branch in Riverfront Park
File:South Howard Street Bridge Spokane 2018b.jpg 1916[1][4] 47°39′47″N 117°25′16″W / 47.663060°N 117.421034°W / 47.663060; -117.421034 Crosses south branch in Riverfront Park
File:Washington Street Bridge Spokane 2018.jpg Washington Street 1985[1] 47°39′48″N 117°25′04″W / 47.663398°N 117.417891°W / 47.663398; -117.417891 Replaced 1908 bridge.[1] Passes through Riverfront Park
File:Lou Barbierei Footbridge Spokane 2018.jpg Lou Barbieri Footbridge 47°39′48″N 117°24′58″W / 47.663253°N 117.416173°W / 47.663253; -117.416173 Crosses north branch Riverfront Park
File:Division Street Bridge Spokane 2018b.jpg File:US 395.svgFile:US 2.svg Division Street Bridge 47°39′46″N 117°24′40″W / 47.662703°N 117.411167°W / 47.662703; -117.411167 Carries U.S. Route 2
File:Kardong Bridge.jpg Don Kardong Pedestrian Bridge 1920s[1] 47°39′48″N 117°24′11″W / 47.663441°N 117.403000°W / 47.663441; -117.403000 Replaced 1892 bridge; converted to footbridge in 1988.[1] Carries Spokane River Centennial Trail[2]
File:Spokane Falls Boulevard Bridge Spokane 2018a.jpg Spokane Falls Boulevard 47°39′43″N 117°24′04″W / 47.661887°N 117.400994°W / 47.661887; -117.400994
File:Hamilton Street Bridge Spokane 2018.jpg File:WA-290.svg Hamilton Street 47°39′36″N 117°23′46″W / 47.660008°N 117.395976°W / 47.660008; -117.395976
File:Trent Street Bridge Spokane 2018b.jpg File:WA-290.svg Trent Avenue 1910[1] 47°39′43″N 117°23′37″W / 47.661887°N 117.393508°W / 47.661887; -117.393508 Being replaced as of 2021[5]
File:Iron Bridge Spokane 2018.jpg Iron Bridge 1911[1] 47°39′52″N 117°23′32″W / 47.664479°N 117.392122°W / 47.664479; -117.392122 Converted to footbridge in 2012[1]
File:BNSF Chewelah Subdivision Bridge Spokane 2018.jpg BNSF Chewelah Subdivision 47°40′00″N 117°23′27″W / 47.666761°N 117.390781°W / 47.666761; -117.390781
File:Mission Avenue Bridge Spokane 2018.jpg Mission Avenue 1909[1] 47°40′18″N 117°23′16″W / 47.671764°N 117.387647°W / 47.671764; -117.387647
File:Greene Street Bridge.png Greene Street 1955[1] 47°40′42″N 117°21′50″W / 47.678366°N 117.363779°W / 47.678366; -117.363779
File:Argonne.jpg Argonne Road Millwood 2004[1] 47°41′23″N 117°16′58″W / 47.689833°N 117.282771°W / 47.689833; -117.282771 Replaced 1920 bridge[1]
File:Plante's Ferry Footbridge.png Plante's Ferry Footbridge Spokane Valley 47°41′35″N 117°15′02″W / 47.692922°N 117.250426°W / 47.692922; -117.250426 Carries Spokane River Centennial Trail[2]
File:Trent Avenue Bridge.png File:WA-290.svg Trent Avenue 47°41′30″N 117°14′06″W / 47.691746°N 117.234908°W / 47.691746; -117.234908
File:BNSF Bridge Spokane.png BNSF Spokane Subdivision 47°41′25″N 117°13′57″W / 47.690394°N 117.232454°W / 47.690394; -117.232454
File:UP SIRR Bridge.png UP Spokane International Railroad 47°40′38″N 117°12′17″W / 47.677336°N 117.204855°W / 47.677336; -117.204855
File:Sullivan Road Bridge.png Sullivan Road 47°40′21″N 117°11′48″W / 47.672498°N 117.196550°W / 47.672498; -117.196550
File:Barker Road Bridge.png Barker Road 47°40′41″N 117°09′14″W / 47.678091°N 117.153950°W / 47.678091; -117.153950
File:Harvard Road Bridge.png Harvard Road Liberty Lake and
Otis Orchards-East Farms
47°40′59″N 117°06′41″W / 47.683188°N 117.111264°W / 47.683188; -117.111264
File:Appleway Bridge Spokane River.jpg Appleway Avenue Otis Orchards-East Farms 47°41′55″N 117°02′40″W / 47.698647°N 117.044382°W / 47.698647; -117.044382
File:I90 Photo.jpg File:I-90.svg I-90 State Line, Idaho 47°41′49″N 117°02′27″W / 47.696811°N 117.040830°W / 47.696811; -117.040830
File:Centennal Trail.jpg North Idaho Centennial Trail 47°41′45″N 117°02′22″W / 47.695815°N 117.039353°W / 47.695815; -117.039353 Carries the Spokane River Centennial Trail[6]

File:CONTEXTUAL VIEW, LOOKING DOWNSTREAM (NORTHERLY) OF THE CONCRETE ARCH ('ONE-WAY BRIDGE') THAT PROVIDES PRIVATE (WWP) ACCESS TO THE MIDDLE CHANNEL OF THE POST FALLS POWER PLANT. - HAER ID,28-POFAL,1D-1.tif

Post Falls Dam Bridge Post Falls, Idaho 47°42′41″N 116°57′22″W / 47.711315°N 116.956128°W / 47.711315; -116.956128 Crosses side channel
File:DowntownPostfalls.jpg Spokane Street 47°42′14″N 116°56′56″W / 47.704011°N 116.948983°W / 47.704011; -116.948983
File:US 95 Spokane River Bridge 2018.jpg File:US 95.svg US 95 Coeur d'Alene, Idaho 47°41′10″N 116°47′58″W / 47.685992°N 116.799379°W / 47.685992; -116.799379

Diversion channel

All locations are in Spokane's Riverfront Park. This corresponds to the area between the Post Street Bridge and Division Street Bridge above.

Image Crossing Opened Coordinates
File:Howard Street Canal Bridge Spokane 2018.jpg South Howard Street Footbridge 47°39′40″N 117°25′16″W / 47.661026°N 117.421082°W / 47.661026; -117.421082
File:Clock Tower Footbridge Spokane 2018a.jpg Clock Tower Footbridge 47°39′40″N 117°25′10″W / 47.661149°N 117.419436°W / 47.661149; -117.419436
File:Stevens Street and Washington Street Bridges Spokane 2018.jpg Stevens Street 47°39′40″N 117°25′08″W / 47.661106°N 117.418932°W / 47.661106; -117.418932
Washington Street 47°39′40″N 117°25′06″W / 47.661091°N 117.418202°W / 47.661091; -117.418202
File:King Cole Footbridge Spokane 2018.jpg King Cole Footbridge 47°39′42″N 117°24′58″W / 47.661546°N 117.416153°W / 47.661546; -117.416153

References

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 "Spokane River". Bridgehunter.com. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Spokane River Centennial State Park Trail". parks.state.wa.us. Washington State Parks. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Sullender, Amanda (June 5, 2024). "Post Street bridge reopens after five-year closure and repair". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
  4. "$60,000 repair project set for historic Howard bridge". Spokesman-Review. October 20, 1963. p. 6.
  5. "Historic East Trent Bridge set to close on June 1 for demolition, replacement". KHQ. KHQ. May 27, 2021. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  6. "Centennial Trail". cdaid.org. City of Coeur d'Alene. Retrieved October 23, 2021.