Lewis and Clark Bridge
Coordinates: 46 ° 6 ′ 17 " N , 122 ° 57 ′ 43" W.
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| use | Road bridge | |
| Crossing of | Columbia River | |
| place | Longview | |
| Entertained by | Washington State Department of Transportation | |
| construction | Gerber girder bridge | |
| overall length | 2526.2 m | |
| Longest span | 366 m | |
| opening | March 29, 1930 | |
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The Lewis and Clark Bridge is a tannier bridge that spans the Columbia River between Longview, Washington and Rainier, Oregon .
The bridge opened on March 29, 1930 as a privately funded bridge under the name Longview Bridge . The $ 5.8 million cost was funded by the bridge toll of $ 1 per vehicle and 10 cents per pedestrian. At the time, it was the longest bridge of its kind in the entire United States. The state of Washington bought the bridge in 1947 and the survey put the bridge duty 1965, was fully refinanced as the bridge. In 1980 the bridge was renamed in honor of the Lewis and Clark Expedition . The road surface was refurbished from 2003 to 2004 for a total of $ 29.2 million.
The total length is 2526.2 m (8288 ft.), The largest span between two piers is 366 m (1200 ft.) With a maximum height of 104 m (340 ft.). The bridge was designed by Joseph B. Strauss , the builder of the Golden Gate Bridge .
Web links
- Resurfacing project - Washington State Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on June 29, 2010 ; accessed on March 8, 2013 .
- The history of the bridge on HistoryLink.org (Engl.)