Maple Street Bridge (Spokane, Washington)

{{Short description|Bridge in Spokane, Washington, U.S.}}

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| caption = View from northwest at Kendall Yards in 2020

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| carries = Automobiles, Trucks, Pedestrians

| crosses = Spokane River and Peaceful Valley

| locale = Spokane, Washington U.S.

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| other_name = Maple Street Toll Bridge
(1958–1990)

| named_for = Maple Street

| owner = City of Spokane Department of Streets

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| design = Girder bridge

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| length = {{convert|1,708|ft}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=uv1XAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BfcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6520%2C200235 |work=Spokane Daily Chronicle |title=Maple Street Bridge Opened |date=July 1, 1958 |page=1}}

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| lanes = 4{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wC9WAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rOYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6722%2C19222 |work=Spokesman-Review |title=Cars to roll over Maple span today |date=July 1, 1958 |page=1}}

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| begin = 1956

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| cost = $6 million (1956){{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=S1VYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jPcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7020%2C6732707 |work=Spokane Daily Chronicle |title=Maple bridge ready for opening tomorrow |date=June 30, 1958 |page=14}}
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| open = {{start date and age|1958|7|1}}

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| traffic = 40,600 (2015)

| toll = $0.10 (1958–1981)
$0.25 (1981–1990)
Toll removed in 1990

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The Maple Street Bridge is a girder bridge in the northwest United States in Spokane, Washington. It spans West Central to Downtown, crossing over the Spokane River and the Peaceful Valley neighborhood.{{cite web |title=Maple Street Bridge |url=https://bridgehunter.com/wa/spokane/maple-street/ |website=Bridgehunter.com}} Along with the Division Street Bridge and Monroe Street Bridge, the Maple Street Bridge is one of several major bridges that cross the Spokane River.{{cite news |last=Tinsley |first=Jesse |date=April 1, 2019 |title=Then and Now: Maple Street Bridge |url=https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2019/apr/01/then-and-now-maple-street-bridge/ |work=The Spokesman-Review |accessdate=November 8, 2022}}

The bridge is {{convert|1,719|feet}} in length, stands {{convert|125|feet}} above the river, with a deck that is {{convert|50|ft|spell=in}} wide. It has two-lane traffic in both directions, and a caged pedestrian walkway. As of 2015, the Maple Street Bridge has an average daily traffic of 40,600 vehicles.