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New Youngs Bay Bridge

Coordinates: 46°10′36″N 123°52′06″W / 46.17655°N 123.86831°W / 46.17655; -123.86831
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New Youngs Bay Bridge
Coordinates46°10′36″N 123°52′06″W / 46.17655°N 123.86831°W / 46.17655; -123.86831
Carries US 101
CrossesYoungs Bay
LocaleAstoria-Warrenton, Oregon
Characteristics
DesignVertical-lift bridge
Total length4,200 feet (1,300 m)
History
Opened1964
Location
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The New Youngs Bay Bridge is a vertical-lift bridge over Youngs Bay on U.S. Route 101 (US 101) between Astoria and Warrenton. Including the approaches, it is 4,200 feet (1,300 m) long and was completed in 1964.[1]

The bridge was built to the west of, closely in parallel to, a 1.6-mile (2.6 km) railroad trestle which also crossed the bay. It was built in 1896 for the Astoria and Columbia River Railway Company. The New Youngs Bay Bridge passed over the top of the railway bridge near the north river bank. The railroad bridge was used for the last time in 1982 and was dismantled in 1986.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Youngs Bay Bridge (New)". Bridgehunter.
  2. ^ "Trestle removal accents demise of railroad line". The Oregonian (Willamette Valley ed.). Associated Press. December 10, 1986. p. C14.