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Yale Bridge

Clark County, Washington, and Cowlitz County, Washington
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Yale Bridge

Photo taken by Michael Goff on August 10, 2007

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Overview
Suspension bridge over North Fork Lewis River on WA 503
Location
Clark County, Washington, and Cowlitz County, Washington
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1932; rehabilitated 1957
Builders
- Gilpin Construction (Contractor)
- Harold E. Gilbert (Design Engineer)
Design
The Yale Bridge is the only steel short-span suspension bridge in the state of Washington, although there are many timber examples. It is rare in the sence that less expensive span types are usually chosen for short crossings but it was built using cost saving materials and construction techniques.
(HAER No. WA-87)
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 299.9 ft.
Total length: 458.0 ft.
Deck width: 16.7 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.9 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on July 16, 1982
Also called
Lewis River Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+45.96092, -122.37297   (decimal degrees)
45°57'39" N, 122°22'23" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
10/548686/5089980 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Yale Dam
Inventory numbers
NRHP 82004206 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 34180 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 03/2011)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 18.3 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2010)
959

Categories 

Built 1932 (730)
Built during 1930s (8,574)
Clark County, Washington (23)
Cowlitz County, Washington (26)
Functionally obsolete (7,054)
Gilpin Construction (7)
HAER documented (784)
Harold E. Gilbert (1)
Have street view (10,033)
Lewis River (Washington) (10)
 NR-listed (2,355)
North Fork Lewis River (4)
One-lane traffic (7,119)
Open (28,453)
Owned by state (9,851)
Span length 250-500 feet (867)
Suspension (277)
Total length 250-500 feet (3,381)
WA 503 (3)
Washington (849)

Update Log 

  • September 9, 2010: New Street View added by Michael Goff
  • December 22, 2008: New photos from James Baughn
  • December 18, 2008: New photos from Michael Goff
  • October 7, 2008: Updated by Michael Goff: Added Builders

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Sources 

  • Mike Goff - michael [dot] goff [at] hotmail [dot] com
  • HAER WA-87 - Yale Bridge
  • Wikipedia - Yale Bridge

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