Wilson River Bridge No. 01499
Coordinates: 45 ° 28 ′ 42 " N , 123 ° 50 ′ 36" W.
 Wilson River Bridge
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| Official name | Wilson River Bridge No. 01499 | |
| use | US Highway 101 | |
| Crossing of | Wilson River | |
| place | near Tillamook , Oregon | |
| construction | Arch girder bridge | |
| overall length | 54 m | |
| opening | 1931 | |
| planner | Conde B. McCullough | |
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Wilson River Bridge No. 01499 , is an arch bridge located near Tillamook , Oregon . The building, erected in 1931, was designed by Conde McCullough in a mixture of neoclassicism and Art Deco . It has a length of 54 m and leads the US Highway 101 over the Wilson River .
The Historic American Bridges Survey describes the structure as follows:
“The Wilson River Bridge in Tillamook is the first reinforced concrete arch girder bridge built in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. In the 1910s, their architect, Conde B. McCullough, worked for the Marsh Engineering bridge construction company in Des Moines , Iowa . Its founder James B. Marsh had applied for a patent for a "rainbow" reinforced concrete bridge in 1912, which he built in many places in the states of Kansas and Iowa in the early 20th century . The success of the Marsh version of a reinforced concrete arch bridge, which used angle iron and concrete, could have influenced C. B. McCullough in his decision to use this form on the Wilson River and shortly afterwards also on the almost identical structures over Ten Mile Creek and Big Creek in Lane County , Oregon to use. McCullough differed from Marsh in that he used reinforced concrete beams instead of steel plates in his arches. He also created the first reinforced concrete arch bridges in the Pacific Northwest, the region of the United States that includes western Montana , northern Idaho , Washington and Oregon. "
The structure was entered on August 5, 2005 on the National Register of Historic Places .
literature
- Hadlow, Robert W. Elegant Arches, Soaring Spans , Oregon State University Press , Corvallis , Oregon, (USA), ISBN 0-87071-534-8 , 2001; P. 137 ff.
- Smith, Dwight A. Historic Highway Bridges of Oregon (2nd Edition), Oregon Historical Society , Portland , Oregon, (USA), ISBN 0-87595-205-4 , 1989; P. 107 ff.
Web links
- Image of the Wilson River Bridge on the Construction Innovation Forum website
- Wilson River Bridge No. 01499. In: Structurae
- Historic American Buildings Survey / Historic American Engineering Record ( Library of Congress website )
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b National Register Information System
- ^ Wilson River Bridge, Spans Wilson River at US Highway 101, Tillamook, Tillamook County, OR. (No longer available online.) Historic American Buildings Survey, archived from the original on March 7, 2016 ; Retrieved November 25, 2008 (English): " The Wilson River Bridge at Tillamook is the first reinforced-concrete tied-arch span built in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. In the 1910s, its designer, Conde B. McCullough, worked for the Des Moines, Iowa bridge firm, the Marsh Engineering Company. Its founder James B. Marsh created a patented "rainbow arch" reinforced-concrete bridge, in 1912, which he built all through the states of Kansas and Iowa in the early twentieth century. The success of the Marsh version of the reinforced-concrete tied-arch, using angle steel and concrete, may have influenced CB McCullough in his decision to use this form at the Wilson River and shortly thereafter, nearly identical structures over Ten Mile Creek and Big Creek in Lane County, Oregon. McCullough differed from Marsh in that he used reinforcing bar instead of steel plate in his arches. He also created the first reinforced-concrete tied-arch bridges in the Pacific Northwest, the region of the United States that includes western Montana, northern Idaho, Washington and Oregon. “ Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
