Christine Falls Bridge

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
Coordinates46°46′51″N 121°46′42″W
CarriesParadise Road
CrossesVan Trump Creek
LocaleParadise, Washington
Characteristics
DesignDeck arch
Total length56 feet (17 m)
Width30 feet (9.1 m)
History
Constructed byJ.D. Tobin
Construction end1928
Christine Falls Bridge
AreaLess than one acre
Architectural styleRustic style
MPSMt. Rainier National Park MPS
NRHP reference No.91000196[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 13, 1991
Location

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

Two 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 (18 m) bridge was constructed closer to the falls as a replacement.[5]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. GGF (September 17, 1982). "Pacific Northwest Regional Office Inventory: Christine Falls Bridge". National Park Service. Missing or empty |url= (help)
  3. "Mount Rainier National Park: Old Christine Falls Bridge (1908)". PARKitecture in Western National Parks: Transportation Systems. Retrieved 2017-11-24.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.


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