Maple Street Bridge (Spokane, Washington)

Maple Street Bridge
View from northwest at Kendall Yards in 2020
Coordinates47°39′34″N 117°26′05″W / 47.65944°N 117.43472°W / 47.65944; -117.43472
CarriesAutomobiles, Trucks, Pedestrians
CrossesSpokane River and Peaceful Valley
LocaleSpokane, Washington U.S.
Other name(s)Maple Street Toll Bridge
(1958–1990)
Named forMaple Street
OwnerCity of Spokane Department of Streets
Characteristics
DesignGirder bridge
Total length1,708 feet (521 m)[1]
Height125 feet (38 m)
No. of lanes4[1][2]
History
Construction start1956
Construction cost$6 million (1956)[3]
($67.2 million in 2024[4])
OpenedJuly 1, 1958; 66 years ago (1958-07-01)[1][2]
Statistics
Daily traffic40,600 (2015)
Toll$0.10 (1958–1981)
$0.25 (1981–1990)
Toll removed in 1990
Location
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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]

  1. ^ a b c "Maple Street Bridge Opened". Spokane Daily Chronicle. July 1, 1958. p. 1.
  2. ^ a b c "Cars to roll over Maple span today". Spokesman-Review. July 1, 1958. p. 1.
  3. ^ "Maple bridge ready for opening tomorrow". Spokane Daily Chronicle. June 30, 1958. p. 14.
  4. ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Maple Street Bridge". Bridgehunter.com.
  6. ^ a b Tinsley, Jesse (April 1, 2019). "Then and Now: Maple Street Bridge". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved November 8, 2022.