Yaquina Bay Bridge

Infobox_Bridge
bridge_name=Yaquina Bay Bridge

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carries=U.S. Route 101
crosses=Yaquina Bay
locale=Newport, Oregon
maint=Oregon DOT
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mainspan=600 ft (183 m)
length=3,223 ft (982 m)
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clearance=
below=133 ft (40.5 m)
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open=September 6, 1936
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lat=44.62207
long=-124.05636The 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. [cite book | first = Dwight A. | last= Smith| coauthors = Norman, James B.; Dykman, Pieter T. | title = Historic Highway Bridges of Oregon | publisher = Oregon Historical Society Press | date = 1989 | pages = 111 | id = ISBN 0-87595-205-4 ]

The bridge opened on September 6, 1936, at a cost of $1,301,016. 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. [cite book | last = Hadlow | first = Robert W. | title = Elegant Arches, Soaring Spans: C.B. McCullough, Oregon's Master Bridge Builder | publisher = Oregon State University Press | date = 2001 | pages = 139 | id = ISBN 0-87071-534-8 ] One concrete deck girder forms the northern approach, and a series of 5 arches makes up the southern part of the bridge. [cite web | title = Oregon Coastal Highway Bridges | publisher = Oregon Department of Transportation | url = http://egov.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/GEOENVIRONMENTAL/historic_bridges_coastal1.shtml | accessdate = 2006-11-10]

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

As of August 2006, the bridge is undergoing extensive repainting. Fact|date=February 2007

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

Gallery

References

External links

* [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/hh:@field(DOCID+@lit(OR0310)) American Memory from the Library of Congress]
* [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=hhphoto&fileName=or/or0300/or0310/photos/browse.db&action=browse&recNum=0&title2=Yaquina+Bay+Bridge,+Spans+Yaquina+Bay+at+Oregon+Coast+Highway,+Newport,+Lincoln+County,+OR Misc. photos]