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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]
The bridge opened on June 28, 1969, with ceremonies, celebrations, and fanfare. [13] The bridge was renamed for U.S. Senator Claiborne Pell in 1992, though it is still commonly referred to as the Newport Bridge by residents of nearby towns. [14] [15] The bridge was featured on the Rhode Island state quarter in 2001. [16]
Alsea Bay Bridge: Alsea Bay: 1992 2910 Designed by HNTB; replaced a 1936 bridge designed by Conde McCullough. [7] 149.02 Beaver Creek: 1928 152 141.67 Yaquina Bay Bridge: Yaquina Bay: 1934 3223 Designed by Conde McCullough; [7] on the NRHP. [5] 133.86 Spencer Creek: 1947 182 There's also a 1999 temporary bridge (392 feet) for diversion before ...
A June 1990 aerial photo of Yaquina Bay in Newport, Oregon. Yaquina Bay (/ j ə ˈ k w ɪ n ə / yə-KWIN-ə) is a coastal estuarine community found in Newport, OregonYaquina Bay is a semi-enclosed body of water, approximately 8 km 2 (3.2 mi 2) in area, with free connection to the Pacific Ocean, but also diluted with freshwater from the Yaquina River land drainage.
The increase in traffic created by the Washington Bridge closure combined with work RITBA was doing Tuesday on the Newport Pell Bridge in which a series of 5 to 10-minute traffic stoppages in the ...
Newport is a city in Lincoln County, Oregon, United States. It was incorporated in 1882, though the name dates back to the establishment of a post office in 1868. It was incorporated in 1882, though the name dates back to the establishment of a post office in 1868.
Steamer Newport, with barge lashed on, and launch Beaver departing Newport for Yaquina, c. 1910. Yaquina Bay, like Coos Bay, is a shallow coastal bay on the Oregon Coast in the Pacific Northwest of North America. The principal town on Yaquina Bay is Newport, Oregon. The Yaquina River flows into the bay. Until modern roads reached Newport in the ...
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