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Youngs Bay Bridge

Clatsop County, Oregon

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Old Youngs Bay Bridge

Photo taken by Michael Goff on August 1, 2009

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    Overview
    Bascule lift bridge over Youngs Bay on US 101 Bus.
    Location
    Astoria, Clatsop County, Oregon
    Status
    Open to traffic
    History
    Built 1921
    Builders
    - Conde B. McCullough of Redfield, South Dakota (Bridge Engineer)
    - Raymond A. Furrow (Construction Supervisor)
    Design
    Dougle leaf Chicago style bascule lift
    Dimensions
    Length of largest span: 166.4 ft.
    Total length: 1,845.3 ft.
    Deck width: 20.5 ft.
    Approximate latitude, longitude
    +46.16873, -123.83814   (decimal degrees)
    46°10'07" N, 123°50'17" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
    Approximate UTM coordinates
    10/435298/5113136 (zone/easting/northing)
    Quadrangle map:
    Astoria
    Average daily traffic (as of 2014)
    7,200
    Inventory numbers
    OR 00330 (Oregon Dept. of Transportation structure number)
    BH 29915 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
    Inspection report (as of October 2015)
    Overall condition: Poor
    Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
    Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
    Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
    Sufficiency rating: 7 (out of 100)
    View more at BridgeReports.com

    Categories 

    Astoria, Oregon (6)
    Bascule (1,031)
    Built 1921 (524)
    Built during 1920s (9,199)
    Clatsop County, Oregon (33)
    Conde B. McCullough (114)
    Fixed Trunnion Bascule (40)
    Flared (405)
    Have street view (24,248)
    Movable (2,776)
    Navigable waterway (2,079)
    		 Open (37,691)
    Oregon (1,067)
    Owned by state (14,460)
    Raymond A. Furrow (8)
    Span length 125-175 feet (3,877)
    Structurally deficient (17,720)
    Timber Trestle (57)
    Timber balustrade (6)
    Total length 1000-2500 feet (1,712)
    US 101 (104)

    Update Log 

    • June 23, 2018: New photo from Dave King
    • December 16, 2015: New Street View added by Douglas Butler
    • February 10, 2015: Photos imported by Dave King
    • September 23, 2013: New photo from Douglas Butler
    • April 27, 2010: New Street View added by Michael Goff
    • August 5, 2009: New photos from Michael Goff
    • April 20, 2009: Posted HAER photos

    Sources 

    • Elegant Arches, Soaring Spans - Robert W. Hadlow, Oregon State University Press, 2001
    • HAER OR-128 - Old Young's Bay Bridge, Spanning Young's Bay at Milepoint 6.89 on Warrento, Astoria vicinity, Clatsop County, OR
    • Mike Goff - michael [dot] goff [at] hotmail [dot] com
    • Douglas Butler
    • Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com

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