Siuslaw River Bridge

Siuslaw River Bridge
Carries	U.S. Route 101
Crosses	Siuslaw River
Locale	Florence, Oregon
Maintained by	ODOT
Design	Double-leaf bascule
Total length	1,568 feet
Longest span	140 feet
Opened	March 31, 1936
Coordinates	43.96438°N 124.10857°W / 43.96438; -124.10857

The Siuslaw River Bridge is a bascule bridge that spans the Siuslaw River on U.S. Route 101 in Florence, Oregon. It was designed by Conde McCullough, built by the Mercer-Fraser Company of Eureka, California, and funded by the Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works (later renamed the Public Works Administration). It opened in 1936.

The bridge's total length is 1,568 feet (478 m). When open, the 140-foot (43 m) double-leaf bascule provides 110 feet (34 m) of horizontal clearance for boat traffic. The bascule section is flanked by two 154-foot (47 m) reinforced concrete tied arches, identical to those used in the original Alsea Bay Bridge. Four Art Deco-style obelisks house mechanical equipment as well as living quarters for the bridge operator. The total cost of the bridge was $527,000.

External links

• Siuslaw River Bridge
• Siuslaw River Bridge at Structurae

Sources

• Elegant Arches, Soaring Spans: C.B. McCullough, Oregon's Master Bridge Builder, Robert W. Hadlow, Oregon State University Press, 2001. ISBN 0-87071-534-8.
• http://www.florenceartists.com/draper_charles/arches_siuslaw_draper.html