Grand Coulee Bridge

Grand Coulee Bridge
Coordinates 47°57′56″N 118°58′56″W / 47.965431°N 118.982164°WCoordinates: 47°57′56″N 118°58′56″W / 47.965431°N 118.982164°W
Carries SR 155
Crosses Columbia River
Characteristics
Design Thru cantilever truss
Material Concrete and Steel
Total length 1,089 ft (331.9 m)[1]
History
Opened 1935

The Grand Coulee Bridge, or Columbia River Bridge at Grand Coulee Dam,[2] is a steel thru cantilever truss bridge built in 1935. It carries Washington State Route 155 across the Columbia River immediately below Grand Coulee Dam. It is near the city of Grand Coulee, Washington and the Grand Coulee Dam. In 1982, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.

References

  1. "Bridge List M 23-09". Washington State Department of Transportation. June 2011. p. 253. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
  2. Columbia River Bridge at Grand Coulee Dam, Historic Bridges, WSDOT

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