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Lewis & Clark Bridge

July 20, 2008

Photo taken by Michael Goff in July 2008

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Longview Bridge From Upstream Side In Elevation

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Storm Clearing Over Longview Bridge Looking East

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Perspective View Looking North Of Main Cantilever Span

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Full Span View Showing Approaches And Highway On South Bank Of Columbia River

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Detail Of South Tower Of Main Cantilever Span

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Approach Tower Detail Of Pin Connection To Concrete Pier, North Side Of The River

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Approach Viaduct North End Of Bridge

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South Approach In Elevation Looking East

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Southernmost Truss Spans Of South Approach Looking West

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Details Of Bridge Pier Southern Approach Span

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Oblique Perspective From South Of Southern Approach Span And Main Span

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Detail Of North End Tower To Main Span

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Oblique View Of Main Span

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Map 

Vicinity Map

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Facts 

Overview
Cantilevered through truss bridge over Columbia River on WA 433 at Longview
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1929; rehabilitated 2003
Builders
- Bethlehem Steel Co. (Contractor)
- Joseph Strauss
Design
Cantilevered through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 1,200.2 ft.
Total length: 5,478.3 ft.
Deck width: 34.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 20.0 ft.
Also called
Longview Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+46.09833, -122.96833   (decimal degrees)
46°05'54" N, 122°58'06" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
10/502447/5104973 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Rainier
Inventory number
BH 34198 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 04/2006)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 62.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2006)
20,546

Update Log 

  • December 22, 2008: New photos from James Baughn
  • July 21, 2008: New photo from Michael Goff
  • July 7, 2008: Updated by Michael Goff

Sources 

  • Michael Goff - michael [dot] goff [at] odot [dot] state [dot] or [dot] us
  • HAER WA-89 - Longview Bridge
  • James Baughn - webmaster [at] bridgehunter [dot] com

Comments 

Lewis & Clark Bridge
Posted July 23, 2008, by Randy Brush

Thank You for photo. It was good bridge. Washington of Transportment already check bridge.

Future Prospect; Scheduled for replacement about Summer 2015. Thank You.