Old Youngs Bay Bridge

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Old Youngs Bay Bridge
Old Youngs Bay Bridge bascule section.jpg
Coordinates 46°10′08″N123°50′17″W / 46.168795°N 123.838133°W / 46.168795; -123.838133 (Old Youngs Bay Bridge)
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Crosses Youngs Bay
Locale Astoria, Oregon [1]
Characteristics
Design Bascule bridge
Material Steel
Total length1,766.2 feet (538.3 m) [2]
History
Designer Conde McCullough
Construction end1921 [1]
Location
Old Youngs Bay Bridge

The Old Youngs Bay Bridge is a bascule bridge across Youngs Bay in Astoria, Oregon, completed in 1921. Conde McCullough was responsible for designing this bridge, his first for Oregon.

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The bridge consists of two 75-foot (23 m) steel bascule leaves approached over a pile trestle and timber spans. It has a total length of 1,766 feet (538 m). [3] The bridge features early versions of McCullough's signature accent elements, with Art Moderne concrete pylons topped by light fixtures flanking the landings at either end of the bridge. [4]

See also

Far picture of the bridge Old Youngs Bay Bridge - Astoria Oregon.jpg
Far picture of the bridge

References

  1. 1 2 Old Youngs Bay Bridge at Structurae . Retrieved 2009-05-19.
  2. ↑ Baughn, James. "Historic Bridges of the United States" . Retrieved May 19, 2009.
  3. ↑ Hadlow, Robert W. (2001). Elegant Arches, Soaring Spans: C. B. McCullough, Oregon's Master Bridge Builder. Oregon State University Press. p. 140. ISBN   0-87071-534-8.
  4. ↑ "HAER OR-128-1". Historic American Engineering Record. Retrieved September 6, 2012.


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