Yaquina Bay Bridge

Yaquina Bay Bridge
Carries U.S. Route 101
Crosses Yaquina Bay
Locale Newport, Oregon
Maintained by ODOT
Total length 3,223 ft (982 m)
Longest span 600 ft (183 m)
Clearance below 133 ft (40.5 m)
Opened September 6, 1936

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.[1]

The bridge opened on September 6, 1936, at a cost of $1,301,016 ($20,620,000 in today's dollars). A total of 220 people worked to pour 30,000 cubic yards (23,000 m³) of concrete and fabricate 3,100 tons of steel.

The main span is flanked by identical 350 ft (107 m) steel arches. The rest of the structure is constructed of reinforced concrete.[2] One concrete deck girder forms the northern approach, and a series of 5 arches makes up the southern part of the bridge.[3]

The details of the bridge are typical of McCullough's style.

The bridge is shown in the opening scene of the 2008 film Prom Night.

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References

  1. ^ Smith, Dwight A.; Norman, James B.; Dykman, Pieter T. (1989). Historic Highway Bridges of Oregon. Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 111. ISBN 0-87595-205-4. 
  2. ^ Hadlow, Robert W. (2001). Elegant Arches, Soaring Spans: C.B. McCullough, Oregon's Master Bridge Builder. Oregon State University Press. p. 139. ISBN 0-87071-534-8. 
  3. ^ "Oregon Coastal Highway Bridges". Oregon Department of Transportation. http://egov.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/GEOENVIRONMENTAL/historic_bridges_coastal1.shtml. Retrieved 2006-11-10. 

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