Lewis and Clark River Bridge
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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 DOT
|design=Single-leaf 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}}
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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 McCulloughHadlow (2001). and opened in 1925."New Span to Be Opened" (March 7, 1925). The Morning Oregonian (Portland), p. 1. It was built to replace an earlier bridge at the same location,"About $11,000,000 Spent on Highways" (and section heading: "Bridges Are Built"). (December 9, 1923). The Sunday Oregonian, p. 13. a 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.Hadlow (2001), p. 141.
See also
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: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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