The Astoria-Megler Bridge by junge1
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Description
The Astoria-Megler Bridge is a steel cantilever through truss bridge that spans the Columbia River between Astoria, Oregon and Point Ellice near Megler, Washington. It is located 14 miles from the mouth of the river, the bridge is 4.1 miles (21,474-ft -- 6, 545 m) long and was the last completed segment of U.S. Route 101 between Olympia, Washington and Los Angeles, California. It is the longest continuous truss bridge in North America.
It has 8 main spans and 33 approach spans and has a clearance of 196-ft (60 m) at high tide. It was constructed between 1962 and 1966 (Source: Wikipedia).
This view is from the Washington State side and the picture was taken on 19 August 2015, Sig...
Comments (21)
Richardphotos
great capture Sig. I never did any drafting on cantilever bridges
jocko500
that a long bridge. cool
renecyberdoc
awesome.
beachzz
I know this bridge well; we've spent many days near here and crossed often. It is truly amazing!!
giulband
Marvelous picture taken !!
starship64
Fantastic capture.
kgb224
Stunning capture my friend. God bless.
SunriseGirl
Beautiful photo of this fantastic bridge. I think I crossed it once many years ago.
virginiese
I love the atmosphere there ! Bravo !
durleybeachbum
An elegant structure when seen from this distance.
Cyve
What a fabulous bridge... Marvelous capture and fantastic lights also !!!
ontar1
Beautiful view and capture!
UteBigSmile
Looks realy very nice!
Faemike55
Wonderful capture of this beauty
drifterlee
This is gorgeous shot!!!!!
X-PaX
Beautiful capture of this impressive bridge. I also like the lighting very much.
farmerC
Shining shot.
Juliette.Gribnau
serene mood and beautiful light
MrsRatbag
Beautiful with the sun shining on the water like that; excellent shot!
flavia49
gorgeous
auntietk
That's such a great area. So much to do and see on both sides of the river!