Reid_dh.doc

March 22, 2000

Dr. Ken Reid
State Historical Preservation Officer
Idaho Historical Society
210 Main Street
Boise, ID 83702

Re: Abandonment of Camas Prairie’s Grangeville-Spalding Line

Dear Dr. Reid:

Pursuant to our telephone conversation this morning, I have enclosed for your review additional data indicating the age of the bridges on the Spalding-Grangeville line (referred to in the document as the Second Subdivision). Although the table information does not “line up” exactly, the 43 structures on the bridge list were all originally constructed in 1908. The dates to the left of 1908 reflect the dates that the structures were periodically rebuilt or refurbished. The first number on each line represents the mile post location in an easterly direction starting from Spalding to Grangeville.

If the Historical Society intends to respond to the Railroad’s draft Environmental and Historical Report, I would like to review your comments before they are submitted to the Railroad or the U.S. Surface Transportation Board.

If you have any questions regarding the bridge list or the abandonment process, please contact me at 334-0312 or e-mail at [e-mail].

Sincerely yours,

Donald L. Howell, II
Deputy Attorney General

Enclosure

Cc: Ron Law
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