The Interstate Highway Bridge crosses the

Snake River The Snake River is a major river of the greater Pacific Northwest region in the United States. At long, it is the largest tributary of the Columbia River, in turn, the largest North American river that empties into the Pacific Ocean. The Snak ...

, between

Clarkston, Washington Clarkston is a city in Asotin County, Washington, United States. It is part of the Lewiston, ID-WA metropolitan area, and is located west of Lewiston, Idaho, across the Snake River. The population of Clarkston was 7,229 at the 2010 census. W ...

and

Lewiston, Idaho Lewiston is a city and the county seat of Nez Perce County, Idaho, United States, in the state's north central region. It is the second-largest city in the northern Idaho region, behind Coeur d'Alene, and ninth-largest in the state. Lewiston i ...

. The bridge carries

U.S. Route 12 U.S. Route 12 (US 12) is an east–west United States highway, running from Aberdeen, Washington, to Detroit, Michigan, for almost . The highway has mostly been superseded by Interstate 90 (I-90) and I-94, but unlike most U.S. routes tha ...

(US 12) across the state line between

Washington Washington commonly refers to: * Washington (state), United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A metonym for the federal government of the United States ** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered o ...

and

Idaho Idaho ( ) is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. To the north, it shares a small portion of the Canada–United States border with the province of British Columbia. It borders the states of Montana and W ...

. It was built in 1939. The bridge was the primary route between Lewiston and Clarkston, until the

Southway Bridge The Southway Bridge is a highway bridge spanning the Snake River between Clarkston, Washington, and Lewiston, Idaho. It connects Fleshman Way in Clarkston with Bryden Canyon Road in Lewiston, and provides residents of the Lewiston Orchards with ...

was constructed in the 1980s.

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File:Telephoto of Snake River in Lewiston and Clarkston from U.S. Route 95 viewpoint (2015).jpg, A telephoto view of the

dividing

and

. The photographer is atop

Lewiston Hill Lewiston Hill (also known as the "Clearwater Escarpment") is a large sloping escarpment in the northwest United States, located immediately north of the confluence of the Clearwater and Snake rivers in north central Idaho. Residents of the near ...

, looking south. The Interstate Highway Bridge is the closer of the two bridges. The

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 Washington (), officially the State of Washington, is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. Named for George Washington—the first U.S. president—the state was formed from the western part of the Washingto ...

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Historic image
from Asotin County Heritage Collection {{Idaho-bridge-struct-stub Bridges over the Snake River Road bridges in Idaho Road bridges in Washington (state) Transportation in Nez Perce County, Idaho Transportation in Asotin County, Washington Bridges of the United States Numbered Highway System U.S. Route 12 Bridges completed in 1939

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