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S.P. & S. - Youngs Bay Bridge

Clatsop County, Oregon
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Young's Bay Bridge

Railroad bridge behind the New Youngs Bay Bridge

Photo courtesy of the Oregon Department of Transportation History Center

View this photo at oregon.gov

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Overview
Lost swing span bridge over Youngs Bay on Seattle, Portland and Spokane Railroad
Location
Astoria, Clatsop County, Oregon
Status
Removed
History
Built 1895, Abandoned 1978
Design
Timber trestle with an through truss swing span
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 260.0 ft.
Total length: 4,200.0 ft. (0.8 mi.)
Also called
Youngs Bay Railroad Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+46.17632, -123.86910   (decimal degrees)
46°10'35" N, 123°52'09" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
10/432917/5114005 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Astoria
Inventory number
BH 50228 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (3,822)
Astoria, Oregon (6)
Beam (6,048)
Built 1895 (156)
Built during 1890s (1,556)
Clatsop County, Oregon (23)
Lost (10,368)
Lost 1978 (15)
 Lost during 1970s (136)
Movable (1,355)
Oregon (689)
Span length 250-500 feet (863)
Swing (534)
Timber stringer (1,859)
Total length over 2500 feet (587)

Update Log 

  • November 16, 2011: Added by Michael Goff

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