Columbia River Bridge (Wenatchee, Washington)
Columbia River Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 47°24′51″N 120°17′54″W / 47.41417°N 120.29833°WCoordinates: 47°24′51″N 120°17′54″W / 47.41417°N 120.29833°W |
Crosses | Columbia River |
Locale | East Wenatchee, Washington / West Wenatchee, Washington |
Maintained by | Wenatchee Reclamation District, State of Washington |
Characteristics | |
Design | Pin-connected cantilever through truss |
Total length | 1,600 feet (490 m) |
Longest span | 520 feet (160 m) |
Clearance below | 85 feet (26 m)[1] |
History | |
Opened | 1908 |
Replaces | Ferry |
Area | less than one acre |
MPS | Historic Bridges/Tunnels in Washington State TR |
NRHP Reference # | 82004198[2] |
Added to NRHP | July 16, 1982 |
The Columbia River Bridge at Wenatchee, Washington, also known as the Old Wenatchee Bridge, was built by the Washington Bridge Company in 1908, primarily as a means to carry irrigation water pipelines across the Columbia River. It was the first road bridge over the Columbia south of Canada. The bridge is a pin-connected cantilever truss, 1,600 feet (490 m) long, with one 200-foot (61 m) Pratt truss between two 160-foot (49 m) cantilever arms, with 240-foot (73 m) side arms and a 60 feet (18 m) girder span. The bridge was purchased by the Washington highway department for $182,000 for highway use. As originally built, the bridge carried a 20.5-foot (6.2 m) wide timber roadway, with additional ability to carry a street railway. However, the east approach to the bridge was built at a 6% grade, limiting its potential.[3]
The bridge was replaced in 1950 by the Senator George Sellar Bridge. The next year the Wenatchee Reclamation District bought the bridge for $1.00, moving the pipes from outside the truss to within. The bridge was opened to foot traffic.[3] In 2007 concerns were raised about the bridge's ability to sustain foot traffic.[4] Repairs were made in 2010.[5]
The bridge was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 16, 1982.[2]
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Bridge in 2016
References
- ↑ "HAER Inventory: Columbia River Bridge" (PDF). Historic American Engineering Record. Retrieved 2011-09-01.
- 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- 1 2 "HAER Inventory: Columbia River Bridge" (PDF). Historic American Engineering Record. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
- ↑ "Pipeline bridge approaches its centennial". Wenatchee Business Journal. December 1, 2007.
- ↑ "Historic Pipeline/Pedestrian Bridge". Washington State Department of Transportation. Retrieved 1 September 2011.