Yaquina Bay Bridge - Newport, OR
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silverquill
N 44° 37.328 W 124° 03.383
10T E 416195 N 4941518
The Yaquina Bay Bridge is one of the most recognizable of some 20 bridges designed by Conde McCullough along the Oregon Coast. This bridge was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005 along with other McCullough bridges.
Waymark Code: WM6H2Y
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 06/04/2009
Views: 23
Built in 1936 at MP 141.68, just south of Newport the Yaquina Bay Bridge is one of several toll-free bridges forming a part of the Oregon coast highway, US 101. This bridge, located in Newport, has a combination of both steel and concrete arches. The main span of the 3,223-foot structure is a 600-foot steel through arch flanked by two 350-foot steel deck arches. There are five reinforced concrete deck arch secondary spans on the south end. Each end has a pedestrian plaza with elaborate stairways leading to observation areas.
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Length of bridge: 3,223 ft.
Height of bridge: 133 ft
What type of traffic does this bridge support?: Motor Vehicle
What kind of gap does this bridge cross?:
Yaquina Bay
Date constructed: September 6, 1936
Is the bridge still in service for its original purpose?: Yes
Name of road or trail the bridge services: U.S. Highway 101
Location:
Newport, Oregon
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