The Cold Springs Bridge is a 208-foot, single span

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bridge in

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. It is wide. It provides clearance above a roadbed below. With . The Cold Springs Bridge was constructed in 1884 at the Snake River Crossing in Ontario, Oregon. In 1917, the bridge was disassembled and relocated to Blaine County, Idaho. It crosses the

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2 miles south of

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. This bridge served the

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from 1936 to 1981 bringing skiers on luxury trains to

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. In 1984, the Blaine County recreation district converted the bridge to pedestrian use. In 1997, the bridge was placed on the

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