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Gray's River, Wahkiakum County

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Inventory Number: WA/47-35-01x
County: Wahkiakum County
Township:
Town/Village: Gray's River
Bridge Name: Gray's River
Crosses: Gray's River
Truss type: Howe
Spans: 2
Length: 156'
Roadway Width:
Built: 1905
Builder:
When Lost: 1989
Cause: Replaced
Latitude: N46 21.284
Longitude: W123 34.863
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Directions: 2.1 miles northeast of jct WA403 on WA4, then 0.2 right on Loop Rd and 0.2 right on Covered Bridge Rd.

Gray's River Bridge, Gray's River, Wahkiakum County, WA Built 1905 Replaced 1989
Todd Clark Collection

Gray's River Bridge, Gray's River, Wahkiakum County, WA Built 1905 Replaced 1989
Fred Wunsch Photo, 1971

Comments:
Replaced 1989. The Grays River Bridge was built across Grays River in 1905 to help local dairy farmers get their goods to market. It was covered in 1906 to protect bridge timbers from the weather. The covered bridge was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971, but by 1987 it had serious structural deficiencies. Because of the bridge's status as a tourist attraction, Wahkiakum County funded the 1988-1989 rehabilitation project that essentially built a new bridge using the original design and as much hardware and siding as could be salvaged from the original. The completed structure was dedicated on September 30, 1989.

Sources:
Adams, Kramer. Covered Bridges of the West: A History and Illustrated Guide, 1963, pages 82 & 86
National Society For the Preservation of Covered Bridges. Covered Bridge Topics, Volume XX, No. 4, January 1963, page 9

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