Conde McCullough

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Conde McCullough

Conde Balcom McCullough (born May 30, 1887 in Redfield , South Dakota , † May 6, 1946 in Salem , Marion County , Oregon ) was an American civil engineer who was primarily responsible for the planning of bridges on the west coast of the United States trending US Highway 101 within Oregon is known. Originally from South Dakota, McCullough worked for the Oregon Department of Transportation from 1919 to 1935 and again from 1937 to 1946 . McCullough was a professor at Oregon State University .

Early life

In 1891 his family moved to Iowa , where their father died in 1904. McCullough took on several jobs to support his family. In 1910 he graduated from Iowa State University with a degree in civil engineering .

Career

Yaquina Bay Bridge (1936)

McCullough began his professional career with the Marsh Bridge Company in Des Moines , Iowa, where he stayed for a year. Then he accepted a position on the Iowa State Highway Commission . In 1916, Conde moved to Oregon and became an assistant professor at Oregon Agricultural College , where he was the only college professor of civil engineering. In 1919 he became director of the bridge construction division in the Oregon Department of Transportation . This position made him responsible for the design drafts of the bridge structures in the course of the completion of US Highway 101 within Oregon.

His designs became known for their architectural beauty. McCullough advocated that bridges should not only be built in an economically efficient manner, but also that they should meet the aesthetic requirements. Through his work in the state's Department of Transportation, he was involved in the planning of more than 600 bridge structures, many of which have architectural features such as neo-Gothic turrets, Art Deco obelisks and Romanesque arches. He graduated from Willamette University College of Law in 1928 and was admitted to the bar that same year . In 1935 he moved to San José , Costa Rica , where he helped plan the Panamericana . In 1937 he returned to Oregon and became assistant director of the state's highway administration.

Death and legacy

McCullough died of a heart attack on May 6, 1946. After his death, the state administration renamed the Coos Bay Bridge the Conde McCullough Memorial Bridge .

Together with his son, the lawyer John McCullough, he published the magazine The Engineer at Law .

Bridge structures designed by McCullough (selection)

Surname place completion overall length Convicted
Old Youngs Bay Bridge Astoria 1921 538 m US Highway 101
Oregon City Bridge Oregon City 1922 227 m Oregon Route 43
Lewis and Clark River Bridge Astoria 1924 252.5 m US Highway 101
North Umpqua River Bridge Winchester 1924 239 m Oregon Route 99
Ellsworth Street Bridge Albany 1925 332 m US Highway 20
Rocky Creek Bridge Lincoln County 1927 110 m US Highway 101
Depoe Bay Bridge Depoe Bay 1927 95 m US Highway 101
Crooked River High Bridge Jefferson County 1926 141.4 m US Highway 97
Big Creek Bridge Lane County 1931 55 m US Highway 101
Tenmile Creek Bridge at Yachats 1931 55 m US Highway 101
Wilson River Bridge Tillamook County 1931 55 m US Highway 101
Rogue River Bridge Grants Pass 1931 168 m Redwood Highway
Cape Creek Bridge at Heceta Head 1932 189 m US Highway 101
Isaac Lee Patterson Bridge Gold Beach 1932 578.5 m US Highway 101
John McLoughlin Bridge Oregon City 1933 219.5 m Oregon State Route 99E
Umpqua River Bridge Reed sport 1936 673 m US Highway 101
Siuslaw River Bridge Florence 1936 478 m US Highway 101
Alsea Bay Bridge Waldport 1936 918 m US Highway 101
Yaquina Bay Bridge Newport 1936 982 m US Highway 101
Coos Bay Bridge Coos Bay 1936 1618 m US Highway 101

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b c d His Life: From Iowa State to Oregon State. ( October 7, 2008 memento on the Internet Archive ) Oregon State University: Civil & Construction Engineering, accessed November 27, 2008. (English)
  2. ↑ Oregon Department of Transportation: Spanning Oregon's Coast ( English , PDF, 2.3 MB) Retrieved on 26 November, 2008.
  3. ^ Robert W. Hadlow: Elegant Arches, Soaring Spans: CB McCullough, Oregon's Master Bridge Builder ( English ). Oregon State University Press, 2001, p. 17, ISBN 0-87071-534-8 .
  4. ^ Dwight A. Smith: Historic Highway Bridges of Oregon . Oregon Historical Society Press, 1989, pp. 242-243, ISBN 0-87595-205-4 .
  5. ^ Conde B. McCullough: Oregon's Master Bridge Builder. (PDF; 2.3 MB) Oregon Department of Transportation, accessed November 27, 2008. (English)
  6. ↑ Sens, Josh. Oregon Coast Bridges. Via, March 2003. (English)
  7. ↑ a b c Not Just Bridges. ( Memento of June 18, 2010 on the Internet Archive ) Oregon State University: Civil & Construction Engineering, accessed November 27, 2008. (English)

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Commons : Conde McCullough  - collection of images, videos and audio files
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SURNAME McCullough, Conde
ALTERNATIVE NAMES McCullough, Conde Balcom (full name); McCullough, Conde B. (short form)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American architect
DATE OF BIRTH May 30, 1887
PLACE OF BIRTH Redfield , South Dakota
DATE OF DEATH May 6, 1946
Place of death Salem , Marion County , Oregon