Fred G. Redmon Bridge
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The Fred G. Redmon Bridge, also known as the Selah Creek Bridge, is a twin arch bridge in the northwest United States, in Yakima County, Washington. It carries Interstate 82 across Selah Creek near Selah, between Yakima and Ellensburg.
Construction
The bridge was opened to traffic on November 2, 1971. It was constructed by Peter Kiewit & Sons,[1] who won the contract with a bid of $4,356,070 (equivalent to about $Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". in 2026).Template:Inflation-fn[2] The bridge was part of a Script error: No such module "convert". long, $1.7 million (equivalent to $Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". million in 2026)Template:Inflation-fn segment of the Interstate 82 freeway construction through the area.[3]
At the time it was built, it was the longest concrete arch bridge in the United States,[4][5] surpassed only by the Script error: No such module "convert". Sandö Bridge in Sweden. It was also the highest automobile bridge in Washington. It won the 1971 Grand Award "for excellence in the use of concrete", awarded by the Washington Aggregates and Concrete Association.[1]
Namesake
Fred Redmon was a county commissioner[6] and the first chair of the Washington Highway Commission, formed in 1951 to oversee the state's department of highways.[7][8][9] It was named for him prior to its completion.[10]
See also
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- List of bridges in the United States by height
References
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External links
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- Bridges completed in 1971
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- Concrete bridges in the United States
- Open-spandrel deck arch bridges in the United States