Russell Street Bridge
Russell Street Bridge – 1957
The information below is taken from the 2011 Russell – 3rd Street Environmental Impact Statement:
Chapter 1.0 – Purpose and Need
1 – 4 Russell Street / South 3rd Street -Missoula
The existing Russell Street Bridge, formally known as the Lincoln-Russell Bridge, was built in
1957. The bridge consists of two, 12± foot lanes and two, 4.0± foot raised sidewalks adjacent to
the roadway. The existing bridge is approximately 420 feet long with four 105 foot spans over
the approximately 407-foot bottom width channel. The structure is supported by three in-stream
piers. The existing vertical clearance between the Russell Street Bridge and the 100-year flood
elevation at the south abutment is approximately 4.0 feet. Runoff from the existing Russell
Street Bridge currently drains into the Clark Fork River. The bridge footings support the interior
piers and are approximately 10 feet wide by 34± feet long with a thickness of approximately 7.0
feet. Each abutment cap is supported by a wall resting on two pads that are approximately 3.0 by
14± feet wide with a thickness of approximately 4.0 feet.
http://www.mdt.mt.gov/pubinvolve/docs/eis_ea/eis_russell.pdf