Conde B. McCullough Memorial Bridge - North Bend, OR
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N 43° 25.494 W 124° 13.357
10T E 401035 N 4808726
This 5,305-foot steel cantilever truss bridge, designed by master bridge engineer Conde B. McCullough, was the longest structure on Oregon’s highway system when constructed in 1936. It spans the entrance to Coos Bay, carrying U.S. Hwy. 101.
Waymark Code: WM312R
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 01/22/2008
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Conde B. McCullough [1887-1946]arrived in Oregon in 1916 to teach
engineering at Oregon AgriculturalCollege (now Oregon State University). He was among a new breed of college-educated engineers, and a pioneer of the movement to create a well-planned American
highway system. Beginning in the early 1900s, McCullough argued that
bridges should be built efficiently, economically, and aesthetically. He became Oregon's state bridge engineer in 1919 and initiated creation of hundreds of custom designed spans characterized by
architectural elegance. His legacy of beautiful bridges lives today and most of his bridges are considered significant landmarks.
Conde B. McCullough Memorial Bridge - North Bend, Oregon
1936, MP 234.03.
Originally named simple the Coos Bay Bridge, this historic engineering landmark was dedicated posthumously in 1947 to its designer, Conde B. McCullough.
Conde B. McCullough Memorial Bridge - North Bend, Oregon
This 5,305-foot steel cantilever truss bridge was the longest structure on Oregon’s highway system when constructed in 1936. To ease design conflict between the steel truss and the arch spans, the cantilever was constructed with curved upper and lower chords.
Conde B. McCullough Memorial Bridge - North Bend, Oregon