| Spokane Bridge | |
| Native Name: | Hnts'aq'iłpench |
| Named For: | The first bridge over the Spokane River[1] |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated Community |
| Coordinates: | 47.6933°N -117.0469°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Washington |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Spokane County |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | 1862 |
| Founder: | A. C. "Charley" Kendall |
| Population Est: | 26 |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2010 |
| Pop Est Footnotes: | [2] |
| Timezone: | PST |
| Utc Offset: | -8 |
| Timezone Dst: | PDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -7 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 99019 |
| Area Code: | 509 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 1508596[3] |
Spokane Bridge is an unincorporated community and former census-designated place in Spokane County, in the U.S. state of Washington. The community is located on the banks of the Spokane River at the Washington–Idaho border, just south of Interstate 90. The city of Stateline, Idaho is located across the river to the northeast. The community was the site of the first post office in Spokane County[4]
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 9miles 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.[5] 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.[6]
Archives of the Spokane Valley Heritage Museum