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The Astoria–Megler Bridge is a steel cantilever through- truss bridge in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States that spans the lower Columbia River. It carries a section of U.S. Route 101 from Astoria, Oregon, to Point Ellice near Megler, Washington. Opened in 1966, it is the longest continuous truss bridge in North America.
New Youngs Bay Bridge. Youngs Bay. 1966. 4209. Bypassed the Lewis and Clark River Bridge (1924, 828 ft (252 m), Lewis and Clark River) and Old Youngs Bay Bridge (1921, 1766 ft), both designed by Conde McCullough [7] and now on US 101 Business. Is a vertical-lift bridge. 0.00. Astoria-Megler Bridge. Columbia River.
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.
Yaquina Bay Bridge. The Yaquina Bay Bridge is an arch bridge that spans Yaquina Bay south of Newport, Oregon. It is one of the most recognizable of the U.S. Route 101 bridges designed by Conde McCullough and one of eleven major bridges on the Oregon Coast Highway designed by him. [ 3 ] It superseded the last ferry crossing on the highway.
U.S. Route 101, or U.S. Highway 101 (US 101), is a north–south highway that traverses the states of California, Oregon, and Washington on the West Coast of the United States. It is part of the United States Numbered Highway System and runs for over 1,500 miles (2,400 km) along the Pacific Ocean .
The Astoria–Megler Bridge carries US 101 over the Columbia River between Oregon and Washington. US 101 enters Washington on the Astoria–Megler Bridge, a 4.1-mile (6.6 km) bridge connecting Astoria, Oregon, to Megler, Washington, over the Columbia River near its mouth.
September 6, 2024 at 4:09 PM. Repair work for the Necarney Creek Bridge on U.S. Highway 101 on the north Oregon Coast is expected to begin in late September, according to the Oregon Department of ...
The Siuslaw River Bridge is a bascule bridge that spans the Siuslaw River on U.S. Route 101 in Florence, Oregon. It was designed by Conde McCullough, built by the Mercer-Fraser Company of Eureka, California, and funded by the Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works (later renamed the Public Works Administration). It opened in 1936.