The Christine Falls Bridge is a reinforced concrete arch bridge in Mount Rainier National Park, spanning Van Trump Creek at Christine Falls. The bridge was built in 1927–1928 by contractor J. D. Tobin of Portland, Oregon, who built the Narada Falls Bridge at the same time. The arch has a three-centered profile and spans 56 feet (17 m). The bridge is 30 feet (9.1 m) wide. It was faced with rubble stonework and is an example of National Park Service Rustic design.[2]
Christine Falls Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 46°46′51″N 121°46′46″W / 46.78083°N 121.77944°W |
Carries | Paradise Road |
Crosses | Van Trump Creek |
Locale | Paradise, Washington |
Characteristics | |
Design | Deck arch |
Total length | 56 feet (17 m) |
Width | 30 feet (9.1 m) |
History | |
Constructed by | J. D. Tobin |
Construction end | 1928 |
Christine Falls Bridge | |
Area | Less than one acre |
Architectural style | Rustic style |
MPS | Mount Rainier National Park MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 91000196[1] |
Added to NRHP | March 13, 1991 |
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The bridge was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 13, 1991. It is part of the Mount Rainier National Historic Landmark District, which encompasses the entire park and which recognizes the park's inventory of Park Service-designed rustic architecture.[1]
Predecessor bridges
editTwo other bridges formerly existed at this location. The "Old Christine Falls Bridge", built circa 1908 by the US Army Corps of Engineers, was constructed of wood[3] in a Howe truss design. Its span was 100 feet (30 m) and was 100 feet (30 m) above the surface.[4]
The first Christine Falls Bridge was condemned in 1917 because it was "badly decayed". A 60-foot-long (18 m) bridge was constructed closer to the falls as a replacement.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ GGF (September 17, 1982). "Pacific Northwest Regional Office Inventory: Christine Falls Bridge". National Park Service.
- ^ "Mount Rainier National Park: Old Christine Falls Bridge (1908)". PARKitecture in Western National Parks: Transportation Systems. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
- ^ 5. HISTORIC PHOTOGRAPH OF FIRST CHRISTINE FALLS BRIDGE, BUILT BY U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS CA. 1908. PHOTOGRAPHER TAKEN 1911. MOUNT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK ARCHIVES - Christine Falls Bridge, Spanning Van Trump Creek on Nisqually Road, Longmire, Pierce County, WA. US Library of Congress. 1911.
- ^ Report of the Director of the National Park Service to the Secretary of the Interior for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 1917. Washington: Government Printing Office. 1917. p. 161.
External links
edit- Media related to Christine Falls Bridge at Wikimedia Commons
- Christine Falls (National Park Service Cultural Landscapes Inventory, Mount Rainier National Park, 2004)
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. WA-48, "Christine Falls Bridge, Spanning Van Trump Creek on Nisqually Road, Longmire, Pierce County, WA", 5 photos, 3 color transparencies, 2 measured drawings, 13 data pages, 2 photo caption pages