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Young Street Bridge

Grays Harbor County, Washington

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Young Street Bridge

View from Southwest

Photo taken by K. A. Erickson in October 2013

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BH Photo #280057

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Description 

Rumoured to be a place where Kurt Cobain of Nirvana fame would sometimes spend his nights. "Something in the Way" "From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah" To this day it is still a hangout for grunge fans, bored teens, or the homeless.

A concrete guitar sculpture lies to the southwest.

Facts 

Overview
Stringer bridge over Wishkah River on Young Street
Location
Aberdeen, Grays Harbor County, Washington
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1956
Design
Stringer
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 79.1 ft.
Total length: 304.1 ft.
Deck width: 24.0 ft.
Also called
Wishkah River Bridge
Kurt Cobain Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+46.98500, -123.80500   (decimal degrees)
46°59'06" N, 123°48'18" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
10/438782/5203811 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Aberdeen
Average daily traffic (as of 2010)
1,270
Inventory number
BH 60343 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of May 2017)
Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 30.1 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

Aberdeen, Washington (9)
Beam (15,982)
Built 1956 (320)
Built during 1950s (3,871)
Grays Harbor County, Washington (52)
Have street view (27,207)
 Open (40,021)
Owned by city (5,579)
Span length 75-100 feet (6,473)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,291)
Washington (1,324)

Update Log 

  • March 20, 2014: Added by K. A. Erickson

Sources 

  • K. A. Erickson

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