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Youngs Bay Bridge (Old)

Clatsop County, Oregon

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Old Youngs Bay Bridge

Photo taken by Michael Goff on August 1, 2009

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BH Photo #144295

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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 2016)
8,600
Inventory numbers
OR 00330 (Oregon Dept. of Transportation structure number)
BH 29915 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of October 2017)
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 (7)
Bascule (1,061)
Built 1921 (569)
Built during 1920s (9,922)
Clatsop County, Oregon (37)
Conde B. McCullough (115)
Fixed Trunnion Bascule (39)
Flared (403)
Have street view (26,928)
Movable (2,970)
 Navigable waterway (2,152)
Open (39,880)
Oregon (1,174)
Owned by state (15,982)
Raymond A. Furrow (8)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,219)
Timber Trestle (67)
Timber balustrade (6)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (1,883)
US 101 (105)

Update Log 

  • December 19, 2019: New photos from Mike Garland
  • 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
  • Mike Garland - Rapier342 [at] comcast [dot] net

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