McCullough Memorial Bridge
General Information
| Structural Type: |
Box girder bridge
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| Function / usage: |
Motorway bridge / freeway bridge
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| Other name(s): | Coos Bay Bridge |
| Built: | 1934 - 1936 |
Geographic Information & Related Structures
| Location: |
North Bend, Coos County, Oregon, USA, North America |
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| Crosses |
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Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 241.7 m | |
| total length | 1 617 m | |
| span lengths of main bridge | 139.3 m - 241.7 m - 139.3 m | |
| span lengths of approaches | 13 x 80.8 m |
Materials
| piers |
reinforced concrete
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| arches |
reinforced concrete
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| truss |
steel
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Participants
Owner
Contractor
- S. S. Montague Company (approaches)
- Virginia Bridge and Iron Company (superstructure)
Concrete construction
Relevant Web Sites
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A Span for All Seasons: Conde B. McCullough Memorial (Coos Bay) Bridge
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HAER: Coos Bay Bridge, Spanning Coos Bay on the Oregon Coast Highway, North Bend, Coos County, OR
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Historic Bridges of the United States: Coos Bay Bridge (#1823+009+23403)
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Oregon DOT: Oregon Coastal Highway Bridges
Relevant Publications
- Elegant Arches, Soaring Spans, Oregon State University Press, Corvallis (USA), ISBN 0870715348, 2001; pp. 140
- Great American Bridges and Dams, John Wiley & Sons, New York (USA), ISBN 0471143855, 1984; pp. 304-305
- Historic Highway Bridges of Oregon (2nd edition), Oregon Historical Society, Portland (USA), ISBN 0875952054, 1989; pp. 82
Internal Information
| Structure-ID: | s0001411 |
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| Created: | 30/03/2001 |
| Last Updated: | 05/03/2013 |