Yaquina Bay Bridge

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Yaquina Bay Bridge

Carries	U.S. Route 101
Crosses	Yaquina Bay
Locale	Newport, Oregon
Maintained by	Oregon DOT
Longest span	600 ft (183 m)
Total length	3,223 ft (982 m)
Clearance below	133 ft (40.5 m)
Opening date	September 6, 1931
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The Yaquina Bay Bridge is an arch bridge that spans Yaquina Bay south of Newport, Oregon. It is one of the most recognizable of the U.S. Route 101 bridges designed by Conde McCullough.^[1]

The bridge opened on September 6, 1931, at a cost of $1,301,016. A total of 220 people worked to pour 30,000 cubic yards (23,000 m³) of concrete and fabricate 3,100 tons of steel.

The main span is flanked by identical 350 ft (107 m) steel arches. The rest of the structure is constructed of reinforced concrete.^[2] One concrete deck girder forms the northern approach, and a series of 5 arches makes up the southern part of the bridge.^[3]

The details of the bridge are typical of McCullough's style.

As of August 2006, the bridge is undergoing extensive repainting.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Gallery

The main span	From the roadway	The interior of the bridge	The base of the bridge
From the west	The north staircase

[edit] References

^ Smith, Dwight A.; Norman, James B.; Dykman, Pieter T. (1989). Historic Highway Bridges of Oregon. Oregon Historical Society Press, 111. ISBN 0-87595-205-4.
^ Hadlow, Robert W. (2001). Elegant Arches, Soaring Spans: C.B. McCullough, Oregon's Master Bridge Builder. Oregon State University Press, 139. ISBN 0-87071-534-8.
^ Oregon Coastal Highway Bridges. Oregon Department of Transportation. Retrieved on 2006-11-10.