Old Youngs Bay Bridge

Old Youngs Bay Bridge
Coordinates	46.168795°N 123.838133°W / 46.168795; -123.838133 (Old Youngs Bay Bridge)
Carries	US 101 Bus.
Crosses	Youngs Bay
Locale	Astoria, Oregon[1]
Characteristics
Design	Bascule bridge
Material	Steel
Total length	1,766.2 feet (538.3 m)[2]
History
Designer	Conde McCullough
Construction end	1921[1]
Location

The Old Youngs Bay Bridge is a bascule bridge across Youngs Bay in Astoria, Oregon, completed in 1921. Conde McCullough was responsible for designing this bridge, his first for Oregon.

The bridge consists of two 75-foot (23 m) steel bascule leaves approached over a pile trestle and timber spans. It has a total length of 1,766 feet (538 m).^[3] The bridge features early versions of McCullough's signature accent elements, with Art Moderne concrete pylons topped by light fixtures flanking the landings at either end of the bridge.^[4]

See also

• List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Oregon
• New Youngs Bay Bridge

Far picture of the bridge

References

1. Old Youngs Bay Bridge at Structurae. Retrieved 2009-05-19.
2. Baughn, James. "Historic Bridges of the United States". Retrieved 2009-05-19.
3. Hadlow, Robert W. (2001). Elegant Arches, Soaring Spans: C. B. McCullough, Oregon's Master Bridge Builder. Oregon State University Press. p. 140. ISBN 0-87071-534-8.
4. "HAER OR-128-1". Historic American Engineering Record. Retrieved 6 September 2012.

External links

• Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. OR-128, "Old Young's Bay Bridge, Spanning Young's Bay at Milepoint 6.89 on Warrenton-Astoria Highway (Highway No. 9), Astoria, Clatsop County, OR", 14 photos, 5 data pages, 2 photo caption pages