Interstate Highway Bridge

{{Short description|U.S. highway bridge between Clarkston, Washington and Lewiston, Idaho}}

{{Distinguish|text=the Interstate Bridge on the Columbia River between Oregon and Washington}}

{{Infobox bridge

|coordinates={{coord|46|25|13|N|117|02|11|W|display=inline,title}}

|image=File:Snake_River_Bridge_between_Lewiston_and_Clarkston_(2010).jpg

|caption=Looking at the northern side of the Interstate Highway Bridge from Clarkston, Washington

|design= Vertical Lift Truss

|carries={{jct|country=USA|US|12}} (4 lanes)

|location=Clarkston, Washington and Lewiston, Idaho

|maint=Washington State Department of Transportation

}}

The Interstate Highway Bridge crosses the Snake River, between Clarkston, Washington and Lewiston, Idaho. The bridge carries U.S. Route 12 (US 12) across the state line between Washington and Idaho, and is maintained by the Washington State Department of Transportation. It was built in 1939 and is {{convert|1,424|ft|m}} long. It is nicknamed the "Blue Bridge" locally.{{cite news |date=October 6, 2019 |title=A moveable bridge |url=https://www.lmtribune.com/sunday_am/a-moveable-bridge/article_ae5ea59e-b954-5130-9ddd-eec0c5e42d51.html |work=Lewiston Morning Tribune |accessdate=December 26, 2023}}{{Cite web|url=https://bridgehunter.com/wa/asotin/2348A0000000/|title=Snake River Bridge|access-date=2021-06-01|website=Bridge Hunter}}

The bridge was the primary route between Lewiston and Clarkston, until the Southway Bridge was constructed in the 1980s.{{Cite news |last=Preston |first=Seth |date=January 6, 1990 |title=Lewiston Manager Backs Bryden Canyon Road |language=en |website=Lewiston Tribune |url=https://lmtribune.com/northwest/lewiston-manager-backs-bryden-canyon-road/article_2219fb45-6755-503f-8e23-cb6a801180e0.html |access-date=December 12, 2020 }}{{Cite news |last=Alford |first=Nathan |date=August 1, 1999 |title=Bryden a boon or a bust? |language=en |website=Lewiston Tribune |url=https://lmtribune.com/northwest/bryden-a-boon-or-a-bust/article_613932c8-82f8-5618-9ac7-bceecc6b9668.html |access-date=December 13, 2020 }}

Gallery

File:Telephoto of Snake River in Lewiston and Clarkston from U.S. Route 95 viewpoint (2015).jpg|A telephoto view of the Snake River dividing Lewiston, Idaho and Clarkston, Washington. The photographer is atop Lewiston Hill, looking south. The Interstate Highway Bridge is the closer of the two bridges. The Southway Bridge is in the distance.

US 12 ID west end.jpg|Looking east toward Idaho, from underneath the bridge

Crossing the Blue Bridge from Lewiston to Clarkston (2007).jpg|Crossing westbound into Clarkston via bicycle

US12wRoad-SnakeRiverBridgeWashingtonSide (31439533090).jpg|Westbound vehicles entering Washington state