Image: Architect and engineer (1930) (14796259723)

Description: Identifier: architectenginee1030sanf (find matches) Title: Architect and engineer Year: 1905 (1900s) Authors: Subjects: Architecture Architecture Architecture Building Publisher: San Francisco : Architect and Engineer, Inc Contributing Library: San Francisco Public Library Digitizing Sponsor: San Francisco Public Library View Book Page: Book Viewer About This Book: Catalog Entry View All Images: All Images From Book Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Text Appearing Before Image: WORLDS HIGHEST CAXTDLEVER T^TE BRIDGE(196 Fc«t Aboix Water) Steel Bridge,Spanning Columbia River,From Lon5^■iew^ Washington, to Rainier, Oregon 91 T ly Frederic Ear p. III HE gateway to Puget Sound andBritish Columbia from Northwest Oregonwas formally opened to public traffic-March 29. 1930. when the Columbia Riv- green State. The President of the UnitedStates from the White House in Washing-ton, pressed a golden telegraph key thatopened the bridge. Text Appearing After Image: COLUMBIA RiyER LONCJVIEW BRIDGE,Strauss Engineering er Bridge between Rainier, Oregon, andLongview, Washington, was dedicated. Forthe first time in the history of white settle-ment on the Lower Columbia, which datesback to the days of Lewis and Clark, Dr..McLaughlin, and the Astoria E.vpeditions,it is possible for the motorist from theNorthern coast of Oregon and the Lowerriver communities, to pass without long de-tour or slow ferry directly into the Ever-92 OPENED FOR TR.VFFIC M.ARCH 29, 1930Company, Builiier> The Columbia River-Longview Bridgehas a cantilever span 1200 feet long and aclearance of 196.5 feet above mean lowwater of Columbia River. The maximumheight above mean low water is 330 feetand the length, including wooden ap-proaches, is 8289 feet. Beginning with theLongview or north side, the bridge has 2620feet of wooden approach trestle; two 40-foot and one 168-foot steel approach spans; April, 1930 ARCHITECT AND ENGINEER, ^ 93 a 760-fo()t anchor arm; a 1200-foot canti-le Note About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.
Title: Architect and engineer (1930) (14796259723)
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