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The bridge opened to traffic on July 29, 1966, marking the completion of U.S. Route 101 and becoming the seventh major bridge built by Oregon in the 1950s–1960s; ferry service ended the night before. [11] On August 27, 1966, Governors Mark Hatfield of Oregon and Dan Evans of Washington dedicated the bridge by cutting a ceremonial ribbon.
George Washington Bridge: Hudson River: 1931: New York / New Jersey: Valley View Bridge: Cuyahoga Valley: 1977: Ohio: Walkway over the Hudson: Hudson River: 1889: New York: 210 ft (64.0 m) Lewis and Clark Bridge: Columbia River: 1930: Oregon / Washington: 206 ft (62.8 m) Claiborne Pell Newport Bridge: Narragansett Bay: 1969: Rhode Island: 205 ...
The Lewis and Clark Bridge is a cantilever bridge that spans the Columbia River between Longview, Washington, and Rainier, Oregon. At the time of its completion, it had the longest cantilever span in the United States. [1] The bridge was opened on March 29, 1930, as a privately owned bridge named the Longview Bridge. The $5.8 million cost ...
Thomas Creek Bridge crosses Thomas Creek in Curry County, in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is on U.S. Route 101 and lies within the boundaries of Samuel H. Boardman State Scenic Corridor. It is a Warren deck truss designed by Ivan D. Merchant. Built in 1961, it has a length of 956 feet (291 m) in total, [1] [2] and a deck width of 30 feet (9.1 m ...
The stretch of US 101 between Brookings and Gold Beach includes the highest bridge in Oregon, the Thomas Creek Bridge. With its roadbed at 345 feet (105 m) above Thomas Creek, it is the 15th highest bridge in the U.S. North of Bandon, US 101 heads inland for a while, while a spur route provides access to the Charleston Peninsula.
For a more expansive list, see List of bridges in the United States by state. Major bridges ... Washington Oregon: 49: Sunshine Skyway Bridge: 366 m (1,200 ft)
At the time it was built, it was the longest concrete arch bridge in the United States, [5] [6] surpassed only by the 866-foot (264 m) 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 ...
Central Oregon and Pacific Railroad: 1935 161 233.99 Conde McCullough Memorial Bridge: Coos Bay: 1936 5308 Designed by Conde McCullough as the North Bend Bridge; [6] on the NRHP. [5] 233.09 Haynes Inlet Bridge: Haynes Inlet: 2004 770 223.21 Tenmile Creek: 1954, 1989 on frontage road 420 213.23 Ranch Road 1966 133 212.27 Scholfield Creek: 1952 ...