Lewis and Clark Bridge (Columbia River)
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Carries | SR 433[1] |
Crosses | Columbia River |
Locale | Longview, Washington to Rainier, Oregon |
Maintained by | Washington State DOT |
Characteristics | |
Design | Cantilever through-truss |
Total length | 2,722 feet (830 m)[1] |
Longest span | 1,200 ft (366 m)[1] |
History | |
Designer | Joseph Strauss |
Opened | March 29, 1930 |
Longview Bridge
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Location | Spans Columbia River, Longview, Washington |
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Area | 7.2 acres (2.9 ha) |
Built | 1929–30 |
Built by | J.H. Pomeroy & Co. |
Architect | Strauss Engineering Corp. |
Architectural style | cantilever bridge |
MPS | Historic Bridges/Tunnels in Washington State TR |
NRHP Reference # | 82004208[2] |
Added to NRHP | July 16, 1982 |
The Lewis and Clark Bridge is a cantilever bridge that spans the Columbia River between Longview, Washington and Rainier, Oregon. At the time of completion, it had the longest cantilever span in the United States.[1]
The bridge was opened on March 29, 1930, as a privately owned bridge named the Longview Bridge. The $5.8 million cost was recovered by tolls, $1.00 for cars and $.10 for pedestrians. At the time it was the longest and highest cantilever bridge in the United States. The state of Washington purchased the bridge in 1947 and the tolls were removed in 1965 after the bridge was paid for. In 1980 the bridge was rededicated as the Lewis and Clark Bridge in honor of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. The deck was replaced in 2003–04 at a cost of $29.2 million.
The bridge is 8,288 ft (2.5 km) long with 210 ft (64 m) of vertical clearance. The main span is 1,200 ft (366 m) long and the top of the bridge is 340 ft (104 m) above the river. It was designed by Joseph Strauss, engineer of the Golden Gate Bridge.
In 1982, the bridge was entered on the National Register of Historic Places, as the Longview Bridge.[3]
See also
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External links
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- Bridge chronology – The Columbia County Historian
- Bridge story on HistoryLink.org
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. OR-127, "Lewis & Clark Bridge, Spanning Lewis & Clark River at Milepoint 4.78, on Warrenton Highway (Highway No. 9), Astoria, Clatsop County, OR", 16 photos, 6 data pages, 2 photo caption pages
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- Cantilever bridges
- Bridges over the Columbia River
- Longview, Washington
- Bridges completed in 1930
- Bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington (state)
- National Register of Historic Places in Columbia County, Oregon
- Transportation in Columbia County, Oregon
- Bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Oregon
- Buildings and structures in Columbia County, Oregon
- Buildings and structures in Cowlitz County, Washington
- Transportation in Cowlitz County, Washington
- Road bridges in Washington (state)
- Road bridges in Oregon
- Bridges by Joseph Strauss
- 1930 establishments in Oregon
- Historic American Engineering Record in Oregon
- Former toll bridges in Oregon
- Former toll bridges in Washington (state)