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Hoquiam River Bascule Bridge

Grays Harbor County, Washington

Photos 

Hoquian River Bridge Looking South

Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

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BH Photo #150884

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Facts 

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) [also known as Strauss Bascule Bridge Co.]
- Puget Sound Bridge & Dredging Co. of Seattle, Washington (Contractor)
- Strauss Bascule Bridge Co. of Chicago, Illinois (Consulting Firm)
- Wallace Bridge & Structural Steel Co. of Seattle, Washington (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)
Quadrangle map:
Hoquiam
Average daily traffic (as of 2012)
12,984
Inventory numbers
NRHP 82004217 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 34232 (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: 47.1 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

Bascule (1,084)
Built 1928 (1,221)
Built during 1920s (10,256)
Flared (403)
Functionally obsolete (5,825)
Grays Harbor County, Washington (54)
Have street view (28,893)
Hoquiam, Washington (7)
Joseph Strauss (11)
Movable (3,114)
NR-listed (3,013)
Navigable waterway (2,204)
Open (40,968)
Owned by state (16,554)
 Pratt through truss (6,055)
Pratt truss (10,295)
Puget Sound Bridge & Dredging Co. (10)
Span length 175-250 feet (2,058)
Steel grate deck (467)
Strauss Bascule Bridge Co. (178)
Strauss Underneath Counterweight Bascule (51)
Through truss (16,769)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (1,994)
Truss (35,445)
US 101 (107)
Wallace Bridge & Structural Steel Co. (5)
Washington (1,380)

Update Log 

  • December 12, 2020: New photos from Jann Mayer
  • October 2, 2018: New photos from Douglas Butler
  • November 25, 2017: New photo from Steven Pavlov
  • December 1, 2015: New Street View added by Douglas Butler
  • August 8, 2015: New photos from Douglas Butler
  • October 19, 2014: New photos from C Hanchey
  • May 30, 2013: New photos from M. D. Caillet
  • March 18, 2012: Updated by Craig Philpott: Refined design description
  • August 5, 2010: New Street View added by Nathan Holth

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