Lewis and Clark River Bridge
Appearance
Lewis and Clark River Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 46°09′08″N 123°51′34″W / 46.15229°N 123.85937°W |
Carries | US 101 Bus. |
Crosses | Lewis and Clark River |
Locale | near Astoria, Oregon |
Maintained by | Oregon DOT |
Characteristics | |
Design | Single-leaf bascule |
Total length | 828 feet (252 m) |
Longest span | 112 feet (34 m) |
History | |
Opened | 1925 |
Location | |
The Lewis and Clark River Bridge is a bascule bridge that spans the Lewis and Clark River on U.S. Route 101 Business (a section originally part of U.S. Route 101) in Clatsop County, Oregon. It was designed by Conde McCullough[1] and opened in 1925.[2] It was built to replace an earlier bridge at the same location,[3] a swing-span bridge constructed around 1910.
The total length of the bridge is 828 feet (252 m), and the length of the bascule main span is 112 ft (34 m). The approach spans consist of a total of 48 timber pile and stringer spans.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Hadlow (2001).
- ^ "New Span to Be Opened" (March 7, 1925). The Morning Oregonian (Portland), p. 1.
- ^ "About $11,000,000 Spent on Highways" (and section heading: "Bridges Are Built"). (December 9, 1923). The Sunday Oregonian, p. 13.
- ^ Hadlow (2001), p. 141.
Bibliography
[edit]- Hadlow, Robert W. (2001). Elegant Arches, Soaring Spans: C. B. McCullough, Oregon's Master Bridge Builder. Oregon State University Press. ISBN 0-87071-534-8.
External links
[edit]Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lewis and Clark River Bridge.
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. OR-127, "Lewis and Clark Bridge, Spanning Lewis and Clark River at Milepoint 4.78, on Warrenton Highway (Highway No. 9), Astoria, Clatsop County, OR", 16 photos, 5 data pages, 2 photo caption pages
- Lewis and Clark River Bridge at Structurae
Categories:
- Bascule bridges in the United States
- Bridges completed in 1925
- U.S. Route 101
- Road bridges in Oregon
- Historic American Engineering Record in Oregon
- Bridges by Conde McCullough
- Bridges of the United States Numbered Highway System
- 1924 establishments in Oregon
- Transportation buildings and structures in Clatsop County, Oregon
- Western United States bridge (structure) stubs
- Oregon building and structure stubs
- Oregon transportation stubs
- United States Numbered Highways stubs