Pickett Bridge (Bellingham, Washington)
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Washington /
Bellingham /
Bellingham, Washington /
Prospect Street
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place with historical importance, bridge
Originally constructed in 1857 by Captain George E. Pickett of the U.S. Army as a military bridge.
Pickett went on become a general in the Confederate Army during the US Civil War, and lead "Pickett's Charge" at Gettysburg.
www.ilwu19.com/pacific_hwy/pickett.htm
About the Bridge:
Concrete arch bridge over Whatcom Creek on Prospect Street in Bellingham
Built 1920; rehabilitated 2002
Dimensions
Span length: 67.9 ft.
Total length: 67.9 ft.
Deck width: 36.1 ft.
Also called
Prospect Street Bridge
Pickett went on become a general in the Confederate Army during the US Civil War, and lead "Pickett's Charge" at Gettysburg.
www.ilwu19.com/pacific_hwy/pickett.htm
About the Bridge:
Concrete arch bridge over Whatcom Creek on Prospect Street in Bellingham
Built 1920; rehabilitated 2002
Dimensions
Span length: 67.9 ft.
Total length: 67.9 ft.
Deck width: 36.1 ft.
Also called
Prospect Street Bridge
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Pickett
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 48°45'18"N 122°28'52"W
- Tommy Thompson Rail-Trestle Trail 31 km
- Deception Pass 40 km
- Hewett Ave (US Hwy 2) Trestle 89 km
- BNSF Bridge 99 km
- Hood Canal Floating Bridge 100 km
- 164th St. SW and I-5, Exit No. 183 102 km
- Evergreen Point Floating Bridge 124 km
- Lacey V. Murrow Memorial Bridge & Homer M. Hadley Memorial Bridge, The I-90 Floating Bridge 130 km
- West Seattle Bridge 132 km
- Tacoma Narrows Bridge 165 km
- The Lettered Streets 0.5 km
- Georgia-Pacific Pulp Plant---Now Closed 0.9 km
- Sunnyland District 1.1 km
- York District 1.2 km
- Eldridge Avenue Historic District 1.4 km
- Squalicum Harbor 1.7 km
- Bellingham Golf and Country Club 2.8 km
- Barkley Village District 3.3 km
- Whatcom Falls Park 3.5 km
- Bellingham Bay 6.3 km