Fairfax, Washington

The Farrell Bridge over the Carbon River near Fairfax

Fairfax was a coal town in Pierce County in the U.S. state of Washington. Mining lasted only until the minerals ceased to be economically viable following World War I.^[1] Until the completion of the nearby 240 feet (73 m) high Farrell Bridge in 1921 (the highest bridge in the state at the time), the town was only accessible via railroad or pack train.^[2] The town is memorialized in a song by singer Ron Fowler, "Road to Fairfax", on his independently released CD, "Radio Frequency"

Geography

The town was located on the Carbon River about 6 miles (10 km) south of Carbonado, Washington, on SR 165, at 47°00′41″N 122°00′54″W / 47.01139°N 122.01500°W / 47.01139; -122.01500Coordinates: 47°00′41″N 122°00′54″W / 47.01139°N 122.01500°W / 47.01139; -122.01500 (47.011, -122.015)

See also

• Carbonado, Washington
• Pierce County, Washington

References

1. ↑ http://historylink.org/index.cfm?DisplayPage=output.cfm&file_id=8262
2. ↑ http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/environment/culres/bridges/bridge_pierce_072.htm

Municipalities and communities of Pierce County, Washington, United States County seat: Tacoma Cities Auburn‡ Bonney Lake Buckley DuPont Edgewood Enumclaw‡ Fife Fircrest Gig Harbor Lakewood Milton‡ Orting Pacific‡ Puyallup Roy Ruston Sumner Tacoma University Place Towns Carbonado Eatonville South Prairie Steilacoom Wilkeson CDPs Alder Alderton Anderson Island Artondale Ashford Browns Point Canterwood Clear Lake Clover Creek Crocker Dash Point Elbe Elk Plain Fife Heights Fort Lewis Fox Island Frederickson Graham Greenwater Herron Island Home Kapowsin Ketron Island Key Center La Grande Lake Tapps Longbranch Maplewood McChord AFB McKenna McMillin Midland North Fort Lewis North Puyallup Parkland Prairie Heights Prairie Ridge Purdy Raft Island Rosedale South Creek South Hill Spanaway Stansberry Lake Summit Summit View Vaughn Waller Wauna Wollochet Other unincorporated communities Burnett Electron Firwood Lakebay McNeil Island Paradise Tehaleh Indian reservation Muckleshoot Reservation‡ Ghost towns Fairfax Melmont Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties