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George Sellar Bridge

March 23, 2008

Photo taken by Michael Goff in March 2008

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George Sellar Bridge

March 23, 2008

Photo taken by Michael Goff in March 2008

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Facts 

Overview
Steel through arch bridge over Columbia River on WA 285 in Wenatchee
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1950
Design
Steel through arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 480.0 ft.
Total length: 1,208.0 ft.
Deck width: 54.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 17.3 ft.
Also called
Columbia River Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+47.41167, -120.29667   (decimal degrees)
47°24'42" N, 120°17'48" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
10/703932/5254456 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 36815 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 07/2006)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 46.2 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2006 53017)
51,663

Update Log 

  • July 7, 2008: Added by Michael Goff

Sources 

  • Michael Goff - michael [dot] goff [at] odot [dot] state [dot] or [dot] us

Comments 

George Sellar Bridge
Posted March 27, 2009, by Steven Featherkile (sfeatherkile [at] wildblue [dot] net)

This bridge won an award for the best designed bridge in 1950 from the National Architects and Engineers Society.