Depoe Bay Bridge
Coordinates: 44 ° 48 '36 " N , 124 ° 3' 39" W.
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 US Highway 101
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| Crossing of | Depoe Bay Channel | |
| place | Depoe Bay , Oregon | |
| construction | Arch bridge | |
| overall length | 95 m | |
| Longest span | 46 m | |
| opening | 1927 | |
| planner | Conde McCullough | |
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The Depoe Bay Bridge is an arch bridge in Depoe Bay , Oregon , on the bay of the same name on the west coast of the United States . The four-lane road bridge is part of US Highway 101 and is operated by the Oregon Department of Transportation . It was designed by Conde McCullough for the Oregon Coast Highway in the 1920s and spans a canal that leads to the town's small harbor. To the south it borders on the narrow coastal strip of Depoe Bay State Park .
The reinforced concrete arch bridge, completed in 1927 , with a length of 90.6 m and a street width of 5.5 m, consists of a central arch with a span of 45.7 m, on which there are three girder bridges on the south side with 12.5 m –13.5 m in length and one on the north side with 6.4 m.
Since the bridge offered a good view of the bay and the harbor and had no sidewalks, there were often traffic jams due to onlookers. By the end of 1940, an additional bridge section was built on the Pacific side, which was based on the original McCullough design. Due to the inclined canal to the bridge, the new arch and the new girder bridges with their pillars had to be moved a few meters to the south. The bridge sections were only connected on the upper side and increased the street width to 14.6 m, with 1.5 m wide sidewalks on each side. In addition, an underpass for pedestrians was integrated on the north side, which also provides access to Depoe Bay State Park . The total length of the new part of the bridge is 99.2 m, whereas today it is given as an average of 95 m for both parts.
The bridge was extensively repaired between 1993 and 1996. Among other things, a cathodic protection system was installed to prevent the strong corrosion of the reinforcing steel from the coastal location. The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005 (NRHP #: 05000823).
See also
Web links
- Depoe Bay Bridge, Spanning Depoe Bay at Oregon Coast Highway (US101), Depoe Bay, Lincoln County, OR. Historic American Engineering Record, HAER OR-97.
- DESCRIPTION OF HISTORIC AND SCENIC HIGHWAYS - Depoe Bay Bridge and Rockwork. Oregon Historic and Scenic Highway Program, State of Oregon.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kenneth J. Guzowski: Depoe Bay Bridge. Historic American Engineering Record, HAER No. OR-97, Washington, DC 1992.
- ^ A b Robert W. Hadlow: Depoe Bay Bridge No. 01388 - National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. United State Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 2004.