George Sellar Bridge

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George Sellar Bridge

March 23, 2008

Photo taken by Michael Goff in March 2008

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Overview

Steel suspended deck through truss bridge over Columbia River on WA 285 in Wenatchee

Location

Wenatchee, Chelan County, Washington, and Douglas County, Washington

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1950

Builders

- General Construction Co. (Contractor)
- Ralph W. Finke of Olympia, Washington (Bridge Engineer - Design Phase)

Design

Steel suspended deck through truss

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

+47.40975, -120.29581   (decimal degrees)
47°24'35" N, 120°17'45" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

10/704004/5254245 (zone/easting/northing)

USGS topographic map

Wenatchee

Inventory number

BH 36815 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection (as of 01/2011)

Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 47.2 (out of 100)

Average daily traffic (as of 2010)

52,290

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Update Log 

• December 14, 2010: New photos from Nathan Holth
• September 30, 2010: Updated by Nathan Holth: Adjusted Design Category.
• March 16, 2010: New photo from Nathan Holth
• July 7, 2008: Added by Michael Goff

Related Bridges 

• B.N.S.F. - Rock Island Bridge (Downstream)
• Old Wenatchee Bridge (Upstream)

Sources 

• Mike Goff - michael [dot] goff [at] hotmail [dot] com
• Nathan Holth

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