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Deshutes River Bridge

Thurston County, Washington

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Olympia-Yashiro Friendship Bridge

Looking West

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in August 2014

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BH Photo #306959

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Street View 

Description 

Olympia-Yashiro Friendship Bridge, the current bridge, is a Concrete Girder with 6 spans. Total length 749.1'-span 170'-width 65.9'. Crosses West Bay and the BNRR.

Facts 

Overview
Lost concrete arch bridge over Deshutes River on W. 4th Avenue in Olympia
Location
Olympia, Thurston County, Washington
Status
Lost
History
Built 1920
Design
Arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 103.0 ft.
Total length: 950.2 ft.
Deck width: 27.9 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+47.04435, -122.90915   (decimal degrees)
47°02'40" N, 122°54'33" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
10/506901/5210096 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Tumwater
Inventory number
BH 34269 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Arch (11,805)
Built 1920 (990)
Built during 1920s (9,702)
Deck arch (11,050)
Destroyed by Earthquake (1)
Have street view (26,088)
Lost (23,412)
Olympia, Washington (8)
 Owned by city (5,115)
Replaced by new bridge (15,632)
Span length 100-125 feet (4,307)
Structurally deficient (15,104)
Thurston County, Washington (24)
Total length 500-1000 feet (2,761)
Washington (1,278)

Update Log 

  • November 1, 2014: Updated by Royce and Bobette Haley: Updated new bridge
  • March 19, 2012: New Street View added by Craig Philpott

Sources 

  • Craig Philpott - craigphilpott63 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Royce and Bobette Haley - roycehaley111 [at] yahoo [dot] com

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