Carries US 101 Total length 1,568 feet | Maintained by ODOT Opened 31 March 1936 | |
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Address 97439 US-101, Florence, OR 97439, USA Hours Open today ยท Open 24 hoursWednesdayOpen 24 hoursThursdayOpen 24 hoursFridayOpen 24 hoursSaturdayOpen 24 hoursSundayOpen 24 hoursMondayOpen 24 hoursTuesdayOpen 24 hoursSuggest an edit Bridge type Tied-arch bridge, Bascule bridge Similar Siuslaw Pioneer Museum, Darlingtonia State Natural Si, Jessie M Honeyman Memorial, Heceta Head Light, Sea Lion Caves | ||
Siuslaw river bridge florence oregon
The Siuslaw River Bridge is a bascule bridge that spans the Siuslaw River on U.S. Route 101 in Florence, Oregon. It was designed by Conde McCullough, built by the Mercer-Fraser Company of Eureka, California, and funded by the Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works (later renamed the Public Works Administration). It opened in 1936.
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The bridge's total length is 1,568 feet (478 m). When open, the 140-foot (43 m) double-leaf bascule provides 110 feet (34 m) of horizontal clearance for boat traffic. The bascule section is flanked by two 154-foot (47 m) reinforced concrete tied arches, identical to those used in the original Alsea Bay Bridge. Four Art Deco-style obelisks house mechanical equipment as well as living quarters for the bridge operator. The total cost of the bridge was $527,000 (equivalent to $9.2 million in 2016).
The bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 5, 2005.