47°41′40″N 117°02′51″W / 47.6943445°N 117.0474218°W
Spokane Bridge
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| Coordinates: 47°41′36″N 117°02′49″W / 47.69333°N 117.04694°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| County | Spokane County |
| Founded | 1862 |
| Founded by | A. C. "Charley" Kendall |
| Named for | The first bridge over the Spokane River[1] |
| Population | |
| • Estimate (2010)[2] | 26 |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 99019 |
| Area code | 509 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1508596[3] |
Spokane Bridge is an unincorporated community and former census-designated place in Spokane County, in the U.S. state of Washington. The community is located on the banks of the Spokane River at the Washington–Idaho border, just south of Interstate 90. The city of Stateline, Idaho is located across the river to the northeast. The community was the site of the first post office in Spokane County[4]
History
editIn 1864, Joe Herring, Timothy Lee, and Ned Jordan built the first bridge over the Spokane River and called it the Pioneer Bridge. The bridge was built about nine miles (14 km) east of the heavily used Plante's Ferry, and subsequently people began using the bridge instead of the ferry because it cost less and was closer to the famous Mullan Road.
The first settlement in the region, which came to be known as Spokane Bridge, began to build up near the bridge, and included the first store, the first house, the first hotel, and the first post office in the region.[5] M. M. Cowley bought out Charley Kendall in 1872, after AC Kendall became sick, which included the bridge, a store and other out buildings totaling 13. Kendall also had about 130 head of cattle at the time.[6]
Demographics
edit| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 29 | — | |
| 1880 | 45 | 55.2% | |
| 1920 | 100 | — | |
| 2010 (est.) | 26 | ||
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References
edit- ^ "History — Spokane Bridge: An Inland Northwest original". Liberty Lake Historical Society. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
- ^ "2010 Census Interactive Population Search". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. September 10, 1979. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
- ^ "Spokane Valley — Thumbnail History". HistoryLink. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
- ^ McArthur, Tom (October 31, 2012). "History — Spokane Bridge: An Inland Northwest original". The Liberty Lake Splash. Liberty Lake, WA. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
- ^ Singleton, Jayne (2019). "Bridge Builders and Ferry Men in the Spokane Valley". Spokane Valley Heritage Museum. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
Archives of the Spokane Valley Heritage Museum