Bridges Of The Oregon Coast (OR) (Images of America)

McCullough designed a first-rate collection of aesthetic bridges on the Oregon Coast Highway to enhance an already dramatic and beautiful landscape. The combined projects provided approximately 630 jobs, but at least six workers perished during construction. In the 1920s and 1930s, Oregon's legendary bridge engineer Conde B. After the bridges were complete, Oregon coast tourism increased by a dramatic 72 percent in the first year.. In 1933, McCullough and his staff worked day and night to finish plans for the remaining five bridges, and in early 1934, the Public Works Administration funded simultaneous construction of them. The six largest of these, at Gold Beach, Newport, Waldport, Florenc

Author Ray Bottenberg is an Oregon native, a registered professional engineer, and a bridge enthusiast. In this volume, he tells the story of six remarkable bridges through an assortment of photographs gathered from such sources as the Oregon Department of Transportation, the Oregon State Archives in Salem, the Cecil Ager collection, and his own private collection.

About the Author Author Ray Bottenberg is an Oregon native, a registered professional engineer, and a bridge enthusiast. In this volume, he tells the story of six remarkable bridges through an assortment of photographs gathered from such sources as the Oregon Department of Transportation, the Oregon State Archives in Salem, the Cecil Ager collection, and his own private collection.

Beautiful Spans In late July and early August, 201Beautiful Spans Jorge In late July and early August, 2014, I was fortunate to make my first drive of the Oregon Coast Highway, US101, from the southern Oregon state line on the Pacific Coast to the northerly town of Lincoln City, Oregon, before turning eastward and returning home to Vancouver, Washington. All six of the featured bridges in this book were crossed during this automobile trip, The striking impression of these bridges is not just their structural beauty and aesthetic features, combining classical and Gothic-style elements with the popular art deco and Modern. , I was fortunate to make my first drive of the Oregon Coast Highway, US101, from the southern Oregon state line on the Pacific Coast to the northerly town of Lincoln City, Oregon, before turning eastward and returning home to Vancouver, Washington. All six of the featured bridges in this book were crossed during this automobile trip, The striking impression of these bridges is not just their structural beauty and aesthetic features, combining classical and Gothic-style elements with the popular art deco and Modern. "Great read!" according to Kathleen. The history of what it took to build the beautiful coast hi way is amazing. Anyone who has driven this route will enjoy this book.. This company always does a great job with its product fisheye The story of the bridges of Hwy. 101 in Oregon is not well-know, but it should be. Read this, and go visit if you are able! This company always does a great job with its product.