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Hoquiam River Bridge

Grays Harbor County, Washington
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Hoquian River Bridge Looking South

Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

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Overview
Bascule bridge over Hoquiam River on US 101 in Hoquiam
Location
Hoquiam, Grays Harbor County, Washington
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1928; rehabilitated 1948
Builders
- Joseph Strauss (Bascule Engineer)
- Puget Sound Bridge & Dredging Co. (Contractor)
- Strauss Bascule Bridge Co. of Chicago, Illinois (Consulting Firm)
- Wallace Bridge and Structural Steel Co. (Steel Fabricator)
Design
The central span is an example of a patented double-leaf Strauss underneath counterweight bascule bridge. The Strauss Bascule Bridge Company was one of the most important bridge building firms in the United States during the early 20th century. The contractors, Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company, was a significant engineering and construction firm in the Northwest. The bridge has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places.
(HAER WA-93)
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 200.1 ft.
Total length: 1,980.1 ft.
Deck width: 20.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.2 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on July 16, 1982
Approximate latitude, longitude
+46.97525, -123.87686   (decimal degrees)
46°58'31" N, 123°52'37" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
10/433305/5202786 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Hoquiam
Inventory numbers
NRHP 82004217 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 34232 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 05/2011)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 45.7 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2010)
13,199

Categories 

Bascule (559)
Built 1928 (806)
Built during 1920s (7,033)
Flared (407)
Grays Harbor County, Washington (35)
Have street view (9,908)
Hoquiam, Washington (4)
Joseph Strauss (8)
Movable (1,356)
NR-listed (2,354)
Navigable waterway (1,449)
Open (28,320)
Owned by state (9,810)
 Pratt through truss (3,166)
Pratt truss (5,660)
Puget Sound Bridge & Dredging Co. (6)
Span length 175-250 feet (1,484)
Steel grate deck (382)
Strauss Bascule Bridge Co. (26)
Structurally deficient (16,683)
Through truss (9,211)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (1,217)
Truss (23,575)
US 101 (90)
Wallace Bridge and Structural Steel Co. (5)
Washington (844)

Update Log 

  • March 18, 2012: Updated by Craig Philpott: Refined design description
  • August 5, 2010: New Street View added by Nathan Holth

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