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{{Infobox Bridge
|name=Lewis and Clark River Bridge
|image=Lewis and Clark Bridge Astoria OR HABS1.jpg
|carries={{Jct|state=OR|US-Bus|101}}
|crosses=[[Lewis and Clark River]]
|locale=near [[Astoria, Oregon]]
|maint=[[Oregon Department of Transportation|Oregon DOT]]
|design=Single-leaf [[Bascule bridge|bascule]]
|mainspan={{Convert|112|ft|m}}
|length={{Convert|828|ft|m}}
|open=1925
|coordinates={{Coord|46.15229|-123.85937|type:landmark_region:US-OR|display=inline,title}}
}}

The '''Lewis and Clark River Bridge''' is a [[bascule bridge]] that spans the [[Lewis and Clark River]] on [[U.S. Route 101 Business (Oregon)|U.S. Route 101 Business]] (a section originally part of [[U.S. Route 101 in Oregon|U.S. Route 101]]) in [[Clatsop County, Oregon]].  It was designed by [[Conde McCullough]]<ref>Hadlow (2001).</ref> and opened in 1925.<ref name="oreg1925mar7">"New Span to Be Opened" (March 7, 1925). ''[[The Oregonian|The Morning Oregonian]]'' (Portland), p. 1.</ref>  It was built to replace an earlier bridge at the same location,<ref name="oreg1923dec">"About $11,000,000 Spent on Highways" (and section heading: "Bridges Are Built"). (December 9, 1923). ''[[The Oregonian|The Sunday Oregonian]]'', p. 13.</ref> a [[swing bridge|swing-span]] bridge constructed around 1910.

The total length of the bridge is {{convert|828|ft|m}}, and the length of the bascule main span is {{convert|112|ft|m|abbr=on}}. The approach spans consist of a total of 48 timber pile and stringer spans.<ref>Hadlow (2001), p. 141.</ref>

==See also==
*[[List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Oregon]]

==References==
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==Bibliography==
*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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*{{HAER |survey=OR-127 |id=or0506 |title=Lewis and Clark Bridge, Spanning Lewis and Clark River at Milepoint 4.78, on Warrenton Highway (Highway No. 9), Astoria, Clatsop County, OR  |photos=16 |data=5 |cap=2}}
*{{Structurae|id=20006859|title=Lewis and Clark River Bridge}}

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[[Category:Bascule bridges in the United States]]
[[Category:Bridges completed in 1925]]
[[Category:U.S. Route 101]]
[[Category:Road bridges in Oregon]]
[[Category:Historic American Engineering Record in Oregon]]
[[Category:Bridges by Conde McCullough]]
[[Category:Bridges of the United States Numbered Highway System]]
[[Category:1924 establishments in Oregon]]
[[Category:Transportation buildings and structures in Clatsop County, Oregon]]


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