Alsea Bay Bridge

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Alsea Bay Bridge

1984

Photo from the Oregon Department of Transportation website

BH Photo #117426

Overview: Lost concrete tied arch bridge over Alsea Bay on U.S. 101 in Waldport
Location: Waldport, Lincoln County, Oregon
Status: Replaced by new Alsea Bay Bridge in 1991
History: Built 1936 , Replaced due to corrosion in the reinforcement in 1991
Builders: - Conde B. McCullough of Redfield, South Dakota (Bridge Engineer)
- Lindstrom & Feigenson of Portland, Oregon (Contractor)
- Marshall Dresser (Construction Supervisor)
- Parker & Banfield of Portland, Oregon (Contractor)
- T.H. Banfield (Contractor)
Design: Concrete through arch
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 210.0 ft.
Total length: 3,028.0 ft. (0.6 mi.)
Deck width: 24.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +44.43210, -124.07137 (decimal degrees)
44°25'56" N, 124°04'17" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 10/414729/4920425 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Waldport
Inventory number: BH 36863 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Mike Goff - michael [dot] goff [at] hotmail [dot] com
Historic Highway Bridges of Oregon - Dwight A. Smith, James B. Norman & Pieter T. Dykman, Oregon Historical Society Press, 1989
HAER OR-14 - Alsea Bay Bridge, Spanning Alsea Bay at Oregon Coast Highway, Waldport, Lincoln County, OR
Elegant Arches, Soaring Spans - Robert W. Hadlow, Oregon State University Press, 2001
Bridges of the Oregon Coast - Ray Bottenberg, Arcadia Publishing, 2006
Geoff Hubbs