Lewis and Clark River Bridge
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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 Template:Convert, and the length of the bascule main span is Template:Convert. The approach spans consist of a total of 48 timber pile and stringer spans.[4]
See also
References
Bibliography
- Hadlow, Robert W. (2001). Elegant Arches, Soaring Spans: C. B. McCullough, Oregon's Master Bridge Builder. Oregon State University Press. Template:ISBN.
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- ↑ 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.
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