Yaquina Bay Bridge | |
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| Coordinates | 44°37′21″N 124°03′25″W / 44.62257°N 124.05682°W |
| Carries |  US 101 |
| Crosses | Yaquina Bay |
| Locale | Newport, Oregon |
| Maintained by | ODOT |
| Characteristics | |
| Total length | 3,223 feet (982 m) |
| Longest span | 600 feet (180 m) |
| Clearance below | 133 feet (41 m) |
| History | |
| Opened | September 6, 1936[1] |
Yaquina Bay Bridge No. 01820 | |
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| Location | OR Coast 9, US101, MP141.67, Newport, Oregon |
| Coordinates | 44°37′19.45″N 124°3′22.9″W / 44.6220694°N 124.056361°W |
| Area | 4.4 acres (1.8 ha) |
| Built | 1936 |
| Architect | Conde B. McCullough, et al. |
| MPS | McCullough, C. B., Major Oregon Coast Highway Bridges MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 05000821[2] |
| Added to NRHP | August 5, 2005 |
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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bridges designed by Conde McCullough and one of eleven major bridges on the Oregon Coast Highway designed by him.[3] It superseded the last ferry crossing on the highway.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
oreg1936sep6was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ 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.