Historic Bridges
of the United States
Bridge of the Gods
Hood River County
,
Oregon
and
Skamania County
,
Washington
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Facts
Overview
Cantilevered through truss bridge over Columbia River on Private Toll Br in Cascade Locks
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1926; new piers 1940 due to Booneville Dam
Design
Cantilevered through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 705.1 ft.
Total length: 1,855.1 ft.
Deck width: 22.0 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+45.66222, -121.90111
(decimal degrees)
45°39'44" N, 121°54'04" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory number
BH 36607
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection
Average daily traffic
(as of 2002)
4,223
Categories
Built 1926
(305)
Built during 1920s
(4,025)
Cantilevered truss
(116)
Cascade Locks, Oregon
(1)
Functionally obsolete
(5,063)
Hood River County, Oregon
(8)
NR-eligible
(2,567)
Open
(21,592)
Oregon
(370)
Owned by bridge authority
(65)
Skamania County, Washington
(10)
Span length 500-1000 feet
(234)
State line crossing
(145)
Through truss
(5,208)
Total length 1000-2500 feet
(696)
Truss
(15,742)
Washington
(541)
Update Log
May 8, 2008: Added by David B. Haun
Sources
David B. Haun -
dbhaun [at] gmail [dot] com
Wikipedia
- Bridge of the Gods Modern Structure page in Wikipedia
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