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Astoria Belt Line Bridge
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Astoria Belt Line Bridge
Side elevation for the west.
Photo taken by Mike Goff in October 2019
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BH Photo #459765
Description
The Astoria Belt Line Bridge is a classic example of early 20th century reinforced concrete construction. The structure was completed to allow the city streets and eventual coast highway to cross over the railroad line that encircled most of Astoria.
The bridge featured many of the classic concrete construction details of the era including decorative railing, inset paneling and surface treatments. The retaining walls leading to the structure feature arched paneling providing the illusion of approach spans leading to the two main spans. The structure originally has decorative cast iron light posts attached to the rail, but these rails have since been removed.
The railroad that served the area along Youngs Bay was removed and the structure now serves as highway crossing over a local street. The structure is situated just a few yards north of the Old Youngs Bay Bridge on the US-101 business route.
Facts
- Overview
- Slab bridge over Belt Line on US 101 Bus. Route
- Location
- Astoria, Clatsop County, Oregon
- Status
- Open to traffic
- History
- Built 1921
- Railroad
- - Port of Astoria Belt Line Railroad
- Design
- Slab
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 18.7 ft.
Total length: 37.7 ft.
Deck width: 24.0 ft.
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +46.17173, -123.83825 (decimal degrees)
46°10'18" N, 123°50'18" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
- Approximate UTM coordinates
- 10/435293/5113469 (zone/easting/northing)
- Average daily traffic (as of 2016)
- 8,600
- Inventory numbers
- OR 02418 (Oregon Dept. of Transportation structure number)
BH 87142 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
- Inspection report (as of October 2017)
- Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 55.8 (out of 100)
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Update Log
- November 7, 2019: Added by Mike Goff
Sources
- Mike Goff - michael [dot] goff [at] hotmail [dot] com