List of crossings of the Spokane River

This is a complete list of crossings of the Spokane River from its mouth at the Columbia River to its source at Lake Coeur d'Alene. It includes bridges and other crossings.

## Crossings[edit]

All locations are in Washington unless otherwise specified.

Image  | Crossing  | Location  | Opened  | Coordinates  | Notes

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| Spokane River Bridge at Fort Spokane

SR 25

| Fort Spokane | 1941[1] | 47°54′28″N 118°19′03″W﻿ / ﻿47.907916°N 118.317557°W﻿ / 47.907916; -118.317557 | NRHP
| Little Falls Road  | Little Falls  |  | 47°49′44″N 117°55′06″W﻿ / ﻿47.829008°N 117.918408°W﻿ / 47.829008; -117.918408 |
| Spokane River Bridge at Long Lake Dam

SR 231

| Long Lake  | 1949[1] | 47°50′19″N 117°51′09″W﻿ / ﻿47.838726°N 117.852442°W﻿ / 47.838726; -117.852442 | NRHP
| Charles Road  | Nine Mile Falls |  | 47°46′37″N 117°32′41″W﻿ / ﻿47.776938°N 117.544859°W﻿ / 47.776938; -117.544859 |
| Seven Mile Road  |  | 47°44′26″N 117°31′10″W﻿ / ﻿47.740640°N 117.519485°W﻿ / 47.740640; -117.519485 |

| Bowl & Pitcher Footbridge  | Spokane | 1941[1] | 47°41′48″N 117°29′52″W﻿ / ﻿47.696724°N 117.497694°W﻿ / 47.696724; -117.497694 | In Riverside State Park
| T. J. Meenach Bridge
Whistalks Way  |  | 47°40′48″N 117°27′10″W﻿ / ﻿47.679870°N 117.452659°W﻿ / 47.679870; -117.452659 | Carries Spokane River Centennial Trail[2]
| Sandifur Memorial Footbridge  |  | 47°39′24″N 117°27′16″W﻿ / ﻿47.656671°N 117.454329°W﻿ / 47.656671; -117.454329 |
| Maple Street Bridge | 1958[1] | 47°39′39″N 117°26′07″W﻿ / ﻿47.660765°N 117.435354°W﻿ / 47.660765; -117.435354 |
| Monroe Street Bridge | 1911[1] | 47°39′38″N 117°25′36″W﻿ / ﻿47.660596°N 117.426688°W﻿ / 47.660596; -117.426688 | Replaced 1889 and 1892 bridges[1]
| Post Street  | 1917[1] | 47°39′44″N 117°25′28″W﻿ / ﻿47.662157°N 117.424328°W﻿ / 47.662157; -117.424328 | Being replaced as of 2021[3]
| Upper Falls Suspension Footbridges  | 1974  | 47°39′49″N 117°25′23″W﻿ / ﻿47.663718°N 117.423008°W﻿ / 47.663718; -117.423008 | Crosses north branch in Riverfront Park
| 47°39′46″N 117°25′22″W﻿ / ﻿47.662808°N 117.422772°W﻿ / 47.662808; -117.422772 | Crosses south branch in Riverfront Park
| Howard Street Middle Channel Bridges  |  | 47°39′51″N 117°25′15″W﻿ / ﻿47.664296°N 117.420787°W﻿ / 47.664296; -117.420787 | Crosses north branch in Riverfront Park
| 1916[1][4] | 47°39′47″N 117°25′16″W﻿ / ﻿47.663060°N 117.421034°W﻿ / 47.663060; -117.421034 | Crosses south branch in Riverfront Park
| Washington Street  | 1985[1] | 47°39′48″N 117°25′04″W﻿ / ﻿47.663398°N 117.417891°W﻿ / 47.663398; -117.417891 | Replaced 1908 bridge.[1] Passes through Riverfront Park
| Lou Barbieri Footbridge  |  | 47°39′48″N 117°24′58″W﻿ / ﻿47.663253°N 117.416173°W﻿ / 47.663253; -117.416173 | Crosses north branch Riverfront Park
|  Division Street Bridge |  | 47°39′46″N 117°24′40″W﻿ / ﻿47.662703°N 117.411167°W﻿ / 47.662703; -117.411167 | Carries U.S. Route 2
| Don Kardong Pedestrian Bridge  | 1920s[1] | 47°39′48″N 117°24′11″W﻿ / ﻿47.663441°N 117.403000°W﻿ / 47.663441; -117.403000 | Replaced 1892 bridge; converted to footbridge in 1988.[1] Carries Spokane River Centennial Trail[2]
| Spokane Falls Boulevard  |  | 47°39′43″N 117°24′04″W﻿ / ﻿47.661887°N 117.400994°W﻿ / 47.661887; -117.400994 |
|  Hamilton Street |  | 47°39′36″N 117°23′46″W﻿ / ﻿47.660008°N 117.395976°W﻿ / 47.660008; -117.395976 |
|  Trent Avenue | 1910[1] | 47°39′43″N 117°23′37″W﻿ / ﻿47.661887°N 117.393508°W﻿ / 47.661887; -117.393508 | Being replaced as of 2021[5]
| Iron Bridge  | 1911[1] | 47°39′52″N 117°23′32″W﻿ / ﻿47.664479°N 117.392122°W﻿ / 47.664479; -117.392122 | Converted to footbridge in 2012[1]
| BNSF Chewelah Subdivision  |  | 47°40′00″N 117°23′27″W﻿ / ﻿47.666761°N 117.390781°W﻿ / 47.666761; -117.390781 |
| Mission Avenue  | 1909[1] | 47°40′18″N 117°23′16″W﻿ / ﻿47.671764°N 117.387647°W﻿ / 47.671764; -117.387647 |
| Greene Street  | 1955[1] | 47°40′42″N 117°21′50″W﻿ / ﻿47.678366°N 117.363779°W﻿ / 47.678366; -117.363779 |
| Argonne Road  | Millwood | 2004[1] | 47°41′23″N 117°16′58″W﻿ / ﻿47.689833°N 117.282771°W﻿ / 47.689833; -117.282771 | Replaced 1920 bridge[1]
| Plante's Ferry Footbridge  | Spokane Valley |  | 47°41′35″N 117°15′02″W﻿ / ﻿47.692922°N 117.250426°W﻿ / 47.692922; -117.250426 | Carries Spokane River Centennial Trail[2]
|  Trent Avenue |  | 47°41′30″N 117°14′06″W﻿ / ﻿47.691746°N 117.234908°W﻿ / 47.691746; -117.234908 |
| BNSF Spokane Subdivision |  | 47°41′25″N 117°13′57″W﻿ / ﻿47.690394°N 117.232454°W﻿ / 47.690394; -117.232454 |
| UP Spokane International Railroad |  | 47°40′38″N 117°12′17″W﻿ / ﻿47.677336°N 117.204855°W﻿ / 47.677336; -117.204855 |
| Sullivan Road  |  | 47°40′21″N 117°11′48″W﻿ / ﻿47.672498°N 117.196550°W﻿ / 47.672498; -117.196550 |
| Barker Road  |  | 47°40′41″N 117°09′14″W﻿ / ﻿47.678091°N 117.153950°W﻿ / 47.678091; -117.153950 |
| Harvard Road  | Liberty Lake and
Otis Orchards-East Farms |  | 47°40′59″N 117°06′41″W﻿ / ﻿47.683188°N 117.111264°W﻿ / 47.683188; -117.111264 |
| Appleway Avenue  | Otis Orchards-East Farms |  | 47°41′55″N 117°02′40″W﻿ / ﻿47.698647°N 117.044382°W﻿ / 47.698647; -117.044382 |
|  I-90 | State Line, Idaho |  | 47°41′49″N 117°02′27″W﻿ / ﻿47.696811°N 117.040830°W﻿ / 47.696811; -117.040830 |
| North Idaho Centennial Trail |  | 47°41′45″N 117°02′22″W﻿ / ﻿47.695815°N 117.039353°W﻿ / 47.695815; -117.039353 | Carries the Spokane River Centennial Trail[6]
| Post Falls Dam Bridge  | Post Falls, Idaho |  | 47°42′41″N 116°57′22″W﻿ / ﻿47.711315°N 116.956128°W﻿ / 47.711315; -116.956128 | Crosses side channel
| Spokane Street  |  | 47°42′14″N 116°56′56″W﻿ / ﻿47.704011°N 116.948983°W﻿ / 47.704011; -116.948983 |
|  US 95 | Coeur d'Alene, Idaho |  | 47°41′10″N 116°47′58″W﻿ / ﻿47.685992°N 116.799379°W﻿ / 47.685992; -116.799379 |

## Diversion channel[edit]

All locations are in Spokane's Riverfront Park. This corresponds to the area between the Monroe Street Bridge and Division Street Bridge above.

Image  | Crossing  | Opened  | Coordinates

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| South Howard Street Footbridge  |  | 47°39′40″N 117°25′16″W﻿ / ﻿47.661026°N 117.421082°W﻿ / 47.661026; -117.421082
| Clock Tower Footbridge  |  | 47°39′40″N 117°25′10″W﻿ / ﻿47.661149°N 117.419436°W﻿ / 47.661149; -117.419436
| Stevens Street  |  | 47°39′40″N 117°25′08″W﻿ / ﻿47.661106°N 117.418932°W﻿ / 47.661106; -117.418932
Washington Street  |  | 47°39′40″N 117°25′06″W﻿ / ﻿47.661091°N 117.418202°W﻿ / 47.661091; -117.418202
| King Cole Footbridge  |  | 47°39′42″N 117°24′58″W﻿ / ﻿47.661546°N 117.416153°W﻿ / 47.661546; -117.416153

## References[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Crossings of the Spokane River.

1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s "Spokane River". Bridgehunter.com. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
2. ^ a b c "Spokane River Centennial State Park Trail". parks.state.wa.us. Washington State Parks. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
3. ^ Bullock, Erica. "Post Street rebuild a year behind schedule". Spokane Journal of Business. Spokane Journal of Business. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
4. ^ "$60,000 repair project set for historic Howard bridge". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). October 20, 1963. p. 6.
5. ^ "Historic East Trent Bridge set to close on June 1 for demolition, replacement". KHQ. KHQ. May 27, 2021. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
6. ^ "Centennial Trail". cdaid.org. City of Coeur d'Alene. Retrieved October 23, 2021.