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The Ione Bridge, a cantilever truss bridge, was built in 1932 and rehabilitated in 1967. It is one of the oldest known examples of a cantilever deck truss bridge in Washington State. Spanning the Pend Oreille River, the bridge is 830.0 Feet (253 Meters) long and 26 Feet (7.92 Meters) wide. It has 3 Main Spans and 12 Approach Spans, with the center span 273.0 Feet (83.2 Meters) in length.

This beautiful bridge is all the more remarkable in that it connects a forest service road to a state highway in the remote northeastern corner of Washington State. I took the picture on March 30th, 2019, while out on a photo shooting drive through the northern end of Pend Oreille County, the closest Washington county to my home in northwestern Montana. I had not set out to find this bridge, in fact, I had no idea the bridge even existed. Rather I had set my sights on visiting Metalline Falls, the last town in northeastern Washington before you cross over into British Columbia. Along the way, I...

Born in Montana, raised in California, I have been holding a camera most of my life. I particularly love photographing the grand landscapes of the Pacific Northwest. Involved in photography all my life--starting out as a model for my father, a terrific photographer in his own right. Got my first Brownie Box Camera as a child, and have never looked back. Got serious when I inherited my father's Kodak 35mm viewfinder camera, then moved on to Single Lens Reflex cameras. Finally joined the digital revolution in the fall of 2006. Today, most of my work is done with a Nikon D810 digital SLR fitted with various Nikkor and Sigma lenses.