Spokane Bridge is an
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and former
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in
Spokane County
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, in the
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. The community is located on the banks of the
Spokane River
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at the Washington–
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border, just south of
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. The city of
Stateline, Idaho
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is located across the river to the northeast. The community was the site of the first post office in Spokane County
History
In 1864, Joe Herring, Timothy Lee, and Ned Jordan built the first bridge over the Spokane River and called it the Pioneer Bridge. The bridge was built about east of the heavily used Plante's Ferry, and subsequently people began using the bridge instead of the ferry because it cost less and was closer to the famous Mullan Road.
The first settlement in
the region, which came to be known as Spokane Bridge, began to build up near the bridge, and included the first store, the first house, the first hotel, and the first post office in the region. It became a st M. M. Cowley bought out Charley Kendall in 1872, after AC Kendall became sick, which included the bridge, a store and other out buildings totaling 13. Kendall also had about 130 head of cattle at the time.
Demographics
References
Archives of the Spokane Valley Heritage Museum
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Unincorporated communities in Washington (state)
Unincorporated communities in Spokane County, Washington