Ellsworth Street Bridge
The Ellsworth Street Bridge is a highway bridge that crosses the Willamette River in Albany, Oregon, United States. Built in 1925, the two-lane structure carries U.S. Route 20 eastbound traffic, with the adjacent Lyon Street Bridge carrying westbound traffic. The 1,090-foot (330 m)-long steel-truss bridge was designed by Conde McCullough and opened in 1926.
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History
In 1887, a bridge was built across the Willamette River at Albany for the Corvallis and Eastern railway followed by the Steel Bridge built in 1893 just down river.[1] The state of Oregon began building a new bridge across the river at the city in 1925 to carry vehicular traffic.[2] Designed by state highway department bridge designer Conde McCullough, it was constructed by the Union Bridge Company based in Portland, Oregon.[2] The steel truss structure was completed in 1926.[3]
When the bridge opened, the Albany-Corvallis Highway was completed.[4] At the time the structure was named the Albany Bridge.[4] In 1973, the neighboring Lyon Street Bridge was completed to the east to expand capacity to a total of four lanes between the two bridges.[3] Ellsworth Street Bridge was refurbished in 1971 and 2002.[3][5] As of 2004, the bridge handled an average of 9,850 cars per day.[5]
Ellsworth Street Bridge Media
The 1893-built Steel Bridge was replaced by the Ellsworth Street Bridge in 1926.
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References
- ↑ North Albany Milestones. City of Albany. Retrieved on April 19, 2008.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Smith, Dwight A., James B. Norman, and Pieter T. Dykman. Historic Highway Bridges of Oregon. Archived 2010-06-13 at the Wayback Machine Salem, Or: Oregon Dept. of Transportation, Environmental Section, 1985. p. 76.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Rollins, Ian. Are our bridges safe? Albany Democrat Herald, August 2, 2007.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 American Memory: Built in America: Albany Bridge, Spanning Willamette River at U.S. Highway 20, Albany, Linn County, OR. U.S. Library of Congress. Retrieved on April 21, 2008.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 NBI Structure Number: 01025D031 01044.[dead link] NationalBridges.com. Retrieved on April 19, 2008.