New Youngs Bay Bridge
The New Youngs Bay Bridge is a vertical-lift bridge over Youngs Bay on U.S. Route 101 (US 101) between Astoria and Warrenton. Including the approaches, it is 4,200 feet (1,300 m) long and was completed in 1964.[1]
New Youngs Bay Bridge | |
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| Coordinates | 46.17655°N 123.86831°W |
| Carries |  US 101 |
| Crosses | Youngs Bay |
| Locale | Astoria-Warrenton, Oregon |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Vertical-lift bridge |
| Total length | 4,200 feet (1,300 m) |
| History | |
| Opened | 1964 |
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The bridge was built to the west of, closely in parallel to, a 1.6-mile (2.6 km) railroad trestle which also crossed the bay. It was built in 1896 for the Astoria and Columbia River Railway Company. The New Youngs Bay Bridge passed over the top of the railway bridge near the north river bank. The railroad bridge was used for the last time in 1982 and was dismantled in 1986.[2]
See also
Transport portal
Engineering portal
Oregon portal- List of bridges on U.S. Route 101 in Oregon
- Old Youngs Bay Bridge
References
- "Youngs Bay Bridge (New)". Bridgehunter.
- "Trestle removal accents demise of railroad line". The Oregonian (Willamette Valley ed.). Associated Press. December 10, 1986. p. C14.
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