Cook's Chasm Bridge - Yachats, OR
N 44° 16.657 W 124° 06.732
10T E 411246 N 4903308
This arch bridge along the Oregon Coast Highway was built in 2003 to replace the 1931 original.
Waymark Code: WM13NRV
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 01/17/2021
Views: 1
The design of this bridge looks like it could have been built 90 years ago. However, this is a more recent replacement for the original. The nearby sign gives some additional information:
"The Oregon Department of Transportation has undertaken an effort to protect and restore some of the historic bridges through state-of-the-art preservation techniques. Those bridges that couldn’t be saved have been replaced by new bridges designed to honor the classic look of their predecessors.
"The original Cook’s Chasm Bridge was completed in 1932. Seventy years of corrosion in this wet, salty environment took too heavy a toll, and the old bridge had to be replaced. The new bridge was completed in 2003."
Length of bridge: 175ft
What type of traffic does this bridge support?: Motor Vehicle
What kind of gap does this bridge cross?:
Chasm
Date constructed: 2003
Is the bridge still in service for its original purpose?: Yes
Name of road or trail the bridge services: Oregon Coast Highway US 101
Location:
Near Yachats, OR
Height of bridge: Not listed
|
Visit Instructions:
Please submit a photo(s) taken by you of your visit to the location (non-copyrighted photos only). GPS photos are also accepted with the location in the background, and old vacation photos are accepted. If you are not able to provide a photo, then please describe your visit or give a story about the visit. If the bridge location prevents you from taking a safe photograph, then please do not stop to take the photo. Safety is more important.
Recent Visits/Logs:
| There are no logs for this waymark yet. |
|
|
|