Monroe Street Bridge

The Monroe Street Bridge is a deck arch bridge in the United States that spans the in . It was built 115 years ago in 1911 by the city of Spokane, and was designed by city engineer John Chester Ralston, assisted in construction supervision by Morton Macartney with ornamentation provided by the firm of Kirtland Kelsey Cutter and Karl G.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include River Park Square and Bing Crosby Theater.

Shopping center
Photo: HumanisticRationale, CC BY 3.0.
is a shopping mall and entertainment complex in . The shopping center was originally opened in 1974. Following years of decline, the center was redeveloped in 1999 using public and private funds in an effort to revitalize downtown Spokane. is situated 870 feet southeast of Monroe Street Bridge.

Theater building
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is a performing arts theater located in which was designed by theater architect Edwin W. Houghton. The theater was originally built in 1914 as an 800-seat called Clemmer Theater. is situated 1,400 feet south of Monroe Street Bridge.

Courthouse
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The is a government building home to numerous Spokane County offices such as those of the assessor, auditor and clerk, as well as courtrooms for the Spokane County Superior Court. is situated 1,600 feet north of Monroe Street Bridge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Spokane and Peaceful Valley.

Photo: Jdubman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the second-largest city in , and the largest between and . It is the economic hub of the "Inland Empire", a name used for Eastern Washington and the Idaho Panhandle.

Quarter
is a neighborhood in , . It sits directly below Downtown Spokane on the under its . The neighborhood snakes along the thin floodplain on the valley floor of the Spokane River Gorge.

Quarter
Browne's Addition, often referred to shorthand as just Browne's, is a neighborhood in , . It is located directly west of Downtown Spokane and is one of the oldest and densest neighborhoods in the city.

Monroe Street Bridge

Latitude
47.66076° or 47° 39′ 39″ north
Longitude
-117.42659° or 117° 25′ 36″ west
Inception
November 23rd, 1911
Named after
James Monroe
Open location code
85V4MH6F+89
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1216682147
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­bridge
Wiki­data ID
Q6902278
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Turkish—“Monroe Street Bridge” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “門羅街大橋”
  • German: “Monroe Street Bridge”
  • Turkish: “Monroe Caddesi Köprüsü”
  • Turkish: “Monroe street bridge”
  • Turkish: “Monroe Street Bridge”

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Highlights include Huntington Park and A Place of Truths Plaza.

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