S of Pe Ell, Spans Chehalis River, Pe Ell, Washington. County/parish: Lewis.
Removed from the National Register of Historic Places July 16, 1990. NRIS 82004261.
Part of Historic Bridges/Tunnels in Washington State TR (NRIS 64000902).
1 contributing structure.
The Weyerhaeuser Pe Ell Bridge was a covered bridge built in 1934 and located over the Chehalis River near Pe Ell, Washington. The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1982 but delisted in 1990 after the state reported that the bridge was destroyed.
The bridge, however, remained though it had suffered deterioration and some loss of use. The historic structure was eventually destroyed due to rushing waters during flooding caused by the Great Coastal Gale of 2007. The crossing, mostly for use as a footpath and as a means to house a water line to the town, was replaced in the following years. The new bridge, continuing to house the water main, is given the moniker, the Tin Bridge.
The Weyerhaeuser Pe Ell Bridge was a timber, truss bridge that spanned 63 feet (19.2 m) in length. It was considered utilitarian in appearance, covered in locally purchased corrugated metal sheathing. The bridge, at the time of its destruction, was the only existing covered pony truss bridge remaining in the state.
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