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.
Old Youngs Bay Bridge | |
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| Coordinates | 46°10′08″N 123°50′17″W / 46.168795°N 123.838133°W |
| Carries |   US 101 Bus. |
| Crosses | Youngs Bay |
| Locale | Astoria, Oregon[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Bascule bridge |
| Material | Steel |
| Total length | 1,766.2 feet (538.3 m)[2] |
| History | |
| Designer | Conde McCullough |
| Construction end | 1921[1] |
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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 edit
- List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Oregon
- New Youngs Bay Bridge
References edit
- ^ a b Old Youngs Bay Bridge at Structurae. Retrieved 2009-05-19.
- ^ Baughn, James. "Historic Bridges of the United States". Retrieved 2009-05-19.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "HAER OR-128-1". Historic American Engineering Record. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Old Youngs Bay Bridge.
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. OR-128, "Old Young's Bay Bridge, Spanning Young's Bay at Milepoint 6.89 on Warrenton-Astoria Highway (Highway No. 9), Astoria, Clatsop County, OR", 14 photos, 5 data pages, 2 photo caption pages
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