- Columbia River Bridge (Wenatchee, Washington)
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Columbia River Bridge Crosses Columbia River Locale East Wenatchee, Washington / West Wenatchee, Washington Maintained by Wenatchee Reclamation District, State of Washington Design Pin-connected cantilever through truss Total length 1,600 feet (490 m) Longest span 520 feet (160 m) Clearance below 85 feet (26 m)[1] Opened 1908 Replaces Ferry Coordinates 47°24′51″N 120°17′54″W / 47.41417°N 120.29833°WCoordinates: 47°24′51″N 120°17′54″W / 47.41417°N 120.29833°W 
Area: less than one acre Governing body: Local MPS: Historic Bridges/Tunnels in Washington State TR NRHP Reference#: 82004198[2] Added to NRHP: July 16, 1982 The Columbia River Bridge at Wenatchee, Washington, also known as the Old Wenatchee Bridge, was built by the Washington Bridge Company in 1908, primarily as a means to carry irrigation water pipelines across the Columbia River. It was the first road bridge over the Columbia south of Canada. The bridge is a pin-connected cantilever truss, 1,600 feet (490 m) long, with one 200-foot (61 m) Pratt truss between two 160-foot (49 m) cantilever arms, with 240-foot (73 m) side arms and a 60 feet (18 m) girder span. The bridge was purchased by the Washington highway department for $182,000 for highway use. As originally built, the bridge carried a 20.5-foot (6.2 m) wide timber roadway, with additional ability to carry a street railway. However, the east approach to the bridge was built at a 6% grade, limiting its potential.[3]
The bridge was replaced in 1950 by the Senator George Sellar Bridge. The next year the Wenatchee Reclamation District bought the bridge for $1.00, moving the pipes from outside the truss to within. The bridge was opened to foot traffic.[3] In 2007 concerns were raised about the bridge's ability to sustain foot traffic.[4] Repairs were made in 2010.[5] The bridge was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 16, 1982.[2]
References
- ^ "HAER Inventory: Columbia River Bridge". Historic American Engineering Record. https://fortress.wa.gov/dahp/wisaard/documents/RN/0/0/442.pdf. Retrieved 2011-09-01.
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ a b "HAER Inventory: Columbia River Bridge". Historic American Engineering Record. https://fortress.wa.gov/dahp/wisaard/documents/RN/0/0/442.pdf. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
- ^ "Pipeline bridge approaches its centennial". Wenatchee Business Journal. December 1, 2007.
- ^ "Historic Pipeline/Pedestrian Bridge". Washington State Department of Transportation. http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/projects/local/historic-pipelinepedestrian-bridge-73370-te.htm. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
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Richard Odabashian BridgeOld Wenatchee Bridge Downstream
Senator George Sellar BridgeCategories:- National Register of Historic Places in Washington (state)
- Bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington (state)
- Cantilever bridges
- Bridges completed in 1908
- Buildings and structures in Chelan County, Washington
- Buildings and structures in Douglas County, Washington
- Bridges over the Columbia River
- Road bridges in Washington (state)
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