Bridgemeister - 1995 Tawlks-Foster (Economy) - Mazama vicinity, Washington, USA

This is a single suspension bridge from the Bridgemeister historical inventory of suspension bridges.

Bridgemeister ID:	240 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:	1995
Name:	Tawlks-Foster
Also Known As:	Economy
Location:	Mazama vicinity, Washington, USA
Crossing:	Methow River
Coordinates:	48.570617 N 120.369183 W
Maps:	Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:	Sahale, LLC
Use:	Footbridge and Pack
Status:	In use (last checked: 2025)
Main Cables:	Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:	1
Main Span:	1 x 85.3 meters (280 feet)
Deck width:	11 feet

External Links:

Methow Valley News - Mazama suspension bridge gets upgrade. Article dated December 5, 2013. "The suspension bridge that spans the Methow River near Mazama has been strengthened by the replacement of its 19-year-old wooden towers with steel members."
Methow Valley News - Tawlks-Foster Suspension Bridge gets a major overhaul. Article dated May 22, 2025. "The 30-year-old Tawlks-Foster Suspension Bridge on the Methow Community Trail in Mazama is currently undergoing critical periodic maintenance. The work on the 280-foot span began on May 13 and will continue through June 30… It came to be known as the 'economy bridge' by the predecessor of Methow Trails, Methow Valley Sport Trail Association, because of the astonishingly low cost of engineering and construction due to the support of so many organizations."
Sahale, LLC. The Sahale site shows the bridge being load tested with a Chevy Suburban, so the deck is wide enough for vehicular traffic, but the bridge appears to be restricted to foot and hoof traffic.
Bridgehunter.com - BH63924
Structurae - Structure ID 20008196

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Patrick S. O'Donnell contributed to the information and/or images for this bridge.

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