Yaquina Bay Bridge

Yaquina Bay Bridge
Coordinates44°37′21″N 124°03′25″W / 44.62257°N 124.05682°W / 44.62257; -124.05682
Carries US 101
CrossesYaquina Bay
LocaleNewport, Oregon
Maintained byODOT
Characteristics
Total length3,223 feet (982 m)
Longest span600 feet (180 m)
Clearance below133 feet (41 m)
History
OpenedSeptember 6, 1936[1]
Yaquina Bay Bridge No. 01820
Yaquina Bay Bridge is located in Oregon
Yaquina Bay Bridge
Yaquina Bay Bridge is located in the United States
Yaquina Bay Bridge
LocationOR Coast 9, US101, MP141.67, Newport, Oregon
Coordinates44°37′19.45″N 124°3′22.9″W / 44.6220694°N 124.056361°W / 44.6220694; -124.056361
Area4.4 acres (1.8 ha)
Built1936
ArchitectConde B. McCullough, et al.
MPSMcCullough, C. B., Major Oregon Coast Highway Bridges MPS
NRHP reference No.05000821[2]
Added to NRHPAugust 5, 2005
Location
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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bridges designed by Conde McCullough and one of eleven major bridges on the Oregon Coast Highway designed by him.[3] It superseded the last ferry crossing on the highway.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference oreg1936sep6 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  3. ^ Smith, Dwight A.; Norman, James B.; Dykman, Pieter T. (1989). Historic Highway Bridges of Oregon. Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 111. ISBN 0-87595-205-4.