1887+1905,1954 BNSF/NP Bridge over Columbia River at Pasco, WA

(Bridge Hunter, no Historic Bridges, 3D Satellite)

The 1887 wooden NP bridge built here was the first bridge across the Columbia River. To accommodate the S-Class locomotives, the previous bridge was replaced by steel in 1905. "A vertical lift draw span replaced the swing span in 1954 when completion of McNary Dam opened the river to barge traffic as far upstream as Richland." [Richard Doody via Bridge Hunter]

 

Street View
[Over the second truss from the left, you can see a crane in Lampson's test yard.]

HistoryLink via Facebook
Print of wood cut by E. L. Krause, Courtesy Washington State Historical Society (385.061)
[This link offers a significant history of the 1800s bridges at this site.]

Street View

HL Mencken posted
Northern Pacific Railway, Pasco, Washington, 1925, reinforcing Bridge 1, crossing of the Columbia River.

Sue Arnoldus, Aug 2020

Steven J. Brown posted
Southern Pacific 4449 is on her way home to Portland after attending Washington Central's Steamfest in Yakima. She spent the night in Kennewick and has just crossed the Columbia River to use the wye to get pointed the right direction at Pasco, Washington - November 19, 1989.

Douglas Butler posted
Credit to History Museum of Hood County: NP Rail Swing Bridge constructed in 1887 was replaced with a vertical lift bridge in 1905 located in Pasco, WA crossing the Columbia River.

Scott Lewis posted five photos.

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Eight photos of the bridge both open and closed