McMillin Bridge

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McMillin Bridge
McMillin Bridge Top View.jpg
Coordinates 47°07′47″N122°14′09″W / 47.1297227°N 122.2359037°W / 47.1297227; -122.2359037 (McMillin Bridge)
CarriesWA-162.svg SR 162 (until 2015)
Crosses Puyallup River
Locale Pierce County, Washington
Characteristics
DesignConcrete half-through truss bridge
Longest span170 feet (52 m)
History
Opened1934
McMillin Bridge
McMillin Bridge.jpg
Nearest city Puyallup, Washington
ArchitectHomer M. Hadley, W. H. Witt Co.
MPS Historic Bridges/Tunnels in Washington State TR
NRHP reference No. 82004275 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 16, 1982
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McMillin Bridge

The McMillin Bridge (also known as the Puyallup River Bridge [2] ) is a concrete half-through truss bridge crossing the Puyallup River, in Pierce County, Washington, built in 1934.

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The main span of the bridge is 170 feet (52 m) long, which was the longest beam span or concrete truss in the US when it was built. It was part of State Route 162 until it was replaced by a new span in 2015.

Design

The bridge design uses a hollow-box system, which was suggested to the design company of W. H. Witt Company by Homer M. Hadley.

The bridge was then built by Dolph Jones.

The bridge was built to replace a steel span that had been washed out by the flooding river in 1933.

Because of economic conditions, the concrete design was chosen over a steel design, with a savings of $826, in addition to lower maintenance costs.

The bridge is unusual in that it combines concrete with the half-through truss design, which was usually built with steel. [3]

Construction

The previous bridge was damaged in 1933, but the replacement bridge was ready to open in 1934, despite the Great Depression.

Historic preservation

The bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. It was saved from demolition after its replacement by a new bridge carrying State Route 162, which opened in 2015. [4]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. "Historic Bridges" . Retrieved February 20, 2008.
  3. Holstine & Hobbs 2005 , pp. 205–206
  4. Drysdale, Bruce (September 20, 2015). "SR 162 bridge near Orting opens ahead of schedule". The News Tribune. Retrieved July 9, 2021.

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