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.
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 | |
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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
editReferences
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
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- 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
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