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The '''Center Street Bridge''' is an automobile bridge located in [[Salem, Oregon|Salem]], [[Oregon]], [[United States]]. It spans the [[Willamette River]], connecting [[West Salem, Salem, Oregon|West Salem]] and [[Oregon Route 22]] to Salem. It carries vehicle traffic eastbound from Route 22 and directly from Wallace Road. Traffic exits onto Center Street directly, and onto Front Street via an off-ramp, which was built in 1977.<ref name="mwvcog">{{cite web|url=http://www.mwvcog.org/transportation/skats/projects/WRCCSbrochure.pdf |title=Crossing the Willamette |publisher=mwvcog.org |accessdate=December 27, 2008 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040530052227/http://www.mwvcog.org/transportation/skats/projects/WRCCSbrochure.pdf |archivedate=May 30, 2004 }}</ref> Construction of the bridge started in 1917.<ref name="centercrossing">{{cite web |url= http://www.salemrivercrossing.org/ProjectDocuments/TF_BridgeBrochure_MWVCOG_08.15.07.pdf |title= History of Bridges |publisher= Salem River Crossing |accessdate= December 27, 2008}}</ref> The bridge was officially opened on July 30, 1918, to two-way vehicle traffic. It was later switched to eastbound-only when the westbound-only [[Marion Street Bridge]] opened in 1954. Center Street Bridge replaced the steel bridge that had been built in 1891,<ref name="salemhistorybridges">{{cite web |url= http://www.salemhistory.net/transportation/bridges.htm |title= Salem History: Bridges |last= Lutz |first= Dick |publisher= salemhistory.net |accessdate= December 27, 2008}}</ref> and was reconstructed in 1983 after the completion of a widening project from two to four lanes on the Marion Street Bridge.{{Citation needed|date=December 2008}} |
The '''Center Street Bridge''' is an automobile bridge located in [[Salem, Oregon|Salem]], [[Oregon]], [[United States]]. It spans the [[Willamette River]], connecting [[West Salem, Salem, Oregon|West Salem]] and [[Oregon Route 22]] to Salem. It carries vehicle traffic eastbound from Route 22 and directly from Wallace Road. Traffic exits onto Center Street directly, and onto Front Street via an off-ramp, which was built in 1977.<ref name="mwvcog">{{cite web|url=http://www.mwvcog.org/transportation/skats/projects/WRCCSbrochure.pdf |title=Crossing the Willamette |publisher=mwvcog.org |accessdate=December 27, 2008 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040530052227/http://www.mwvcog.org/transportation/skats/projects/WRCCSbrochure.pdf |archivedate=May 30, 2004 }}</ref> Construction of the bridge started in 1917.<ref name="centercrossing">{{cite web |url= http://www.salemrivercrossing.org/ProjectDocuments/TF_BridgeBrochure_MWVCOG_08.15.07.pdf |title= History of Bridges |publisher= Salem River Crossing |accessdate= December 27, 2008 |deadurl= yes |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20110727232650/http://www.salemrivercrossing.org/ProjectDocuments/TF_BridgeBrochure_MWVCOG_08.15.07.pdf |archivedate= July 27, 2011 |df= }}</ref> The bridge was officially opened on July 30, 1918, to two-way vehicle traffic. It was later switched to eastbound-only when the westbound-only [[Marion Street Bridge]] opened in 1954. Center Street Bridge replaced the steel bridge that had been built in 1891,<ref name="salemhistorybridges">{{cite web |url= http://www.salemhistory.net/transportation/bridges.htm |title= Salem History: Bridges |last= Lutz |first= Dick |publisher= salemhistory.net |accessdate= December 27, 2008}}</ref> and was reconstructed in 1983 after the completion of a widening project from two to four lanes on the Marion Street Bridge.{{Citation needed|date=December 2008}} |
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| Coordinates | 44°56′42″N 123°02′36″W / 44.94500°N 123.04333°W |
| Carries |  OR 22 (Center Street) |
| Crosses | Willamette River |
| Locale | Salem, Oregon |
| Maintained by | Marion County |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Plate girder |
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| Opened | July 30, 1918 (replaced 1891 steel bridge) |
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The Center Street Bridge is an automobile bridge located in Salem, Oregon, United States. It spans the Willamette River, connecting West Salem and Oregon Route 22 to Salem. It carries vehicle traffic eastbound from Route 22 and directly from Wallace Road. Traffic exits onto Center Street directly, and onto Front Street via an off-ramp, which was built in 1977.[1] Construction of the bridge started in 1917.[2] The bridge was officially opened on July 30, 1918, to two-way vehicle traffic. It was later switched to eastbound-only when the westbound-only Marion Street Bridge opened in 1954. Center Street Bridge replaced the steel bridge that had been built in 1891,[3] and was reconstructed in 1983 after the completion of a widening project from two to four lanes on the Marion Street Bridge.[citation needed]
See also
References
- ^ "Crossing the Willamette" (PDF). mwvcog.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 30, 2004. Retrieved December 27, 2008.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "History of Bridges" (PDF). Salem River Crossing. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 27, 2011. Retrieved December 27, 2008.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Lutz, Dick. "Salem History: Bridges". salemhistory.net. Retrieved December 27, 2008.
External links
- Historic images of Center Street Bridge from Salem Public Library
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