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Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record/Historic American Landscapes Survey
 13 b&w photos |  25 data pages |  1 photo caption pages |
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TITLE:
Longview Bridge, Spanning Columbia River at State Route 433, Longview, Cowlitz County, WA
CALL NUMBER:
HAER WASH,8-LONVI,1-
REPRODUCTION NUMBER:
[See Call Number]
MEDIUM:
Photo(s): 13 (5 x 7 in.)
Data Page(s): 24 plus cover page
Photo Caption Page(s): 1
DATE:
Documentation compiled after 1968.
CREATOR:
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
NOTE:
Survey number HAER WA-89
Unprocessed field note material exists for this structure (N461).
Building/structure dates: 1932 initial construction
Building/structure dates: 1957 subsequent work
Part of building/structure is in Portland, Multnomah County, OR.
Significance: The Longview Bridge, designed by engineer Joseph B. Strauss, was at time of construction the longest cantilever span in North America with its 1,200' central section. Extreme vertical and horizontal shipping channel requirements requested by Portland, Oregon, as a means to prevent the bridge's construction created the reason for such an imposing structure.
SUBJECTS:
WASHINGTON--Cowlitz County--Longview
OTHER TITLE:
Lewis & Clark Bridge
Columbia River Bridge
Interstate Toll Bridge
Interstate Toll Bridge
COLLECTION:
Historic American Engineering Record (Library of Congress)
REPOSITORY:
Library of Congress, Prints and Photograph Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA
DIGID:
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.wa0430
CONTENTS:
Photograph caption(s):
1. LONGVIEW BRIDGE FROM UPSTREAM SIDE IN ELEVATION
2. STORM CLEARING OVER LONGVIEW BRIDGE LOOKING EAST
3. PERSPECTIVE VIEW LOOKING NORTH OF MAIN CANTILEVER SPAN
4. FULL SPAN VIEW SHOWING APPROACHES AND HIGHWAY ON SOUTH BANK OF COLUMBIA RIVER
5. DETAIL OF SOUTH TOWER OF MAIN CANTILEVER SPAN
6. APPROACH TOWER DETAIL OF PIN CONNECTION TO CONCRETE PIER, NORTH SIDE OF THE RIVER
7. APPROACH VIADUCT NORTH END OF BRIDGE
8. SOUTH APPROACH IN ELEVATION LOOKING EAST
9. SOUTHERNMOST TRUSS SPANS OF SOUTH APPROACH LOOKING WEST
10. DETAILS OF BRIDGE PIER SOUTHERN APPROACH SPAN
11. OBLIQUE PERSPECTIVE FROM SOUTH OF SOUTHERN APPROACH SPAN AND MAIN SPAN
12. DETAIL OF NORTH END TOWER TO MAIN SPAN
13. OBLIQUE VIEW OF MAIN SPAN
CONTROL #:
WA0430
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