John McLoughlin Bridge
Encyclopedia
The John McLoughlin Bridge is a tied-arch bridge that spans the Clackamas River
between Oregon City
and Gladstone, Oregon
, in the northwest United States
. It was designed by Conde McCullough
, and named for Dr. John McLoughlin
.
It is 720 ft (219.5 m) long, with a main span of 240 ft (73.2 m). The deck carries four lanes (two in each direction) of Oregon Route 99E, also known locally as McLoughlin Boulevard.
The bridge won the American Institute of Steel Construction's title of "Most Beautiful Steel Bridge" constructed in 1933.
Clackamas River
The Clackamas River is an approximately tributary of the Willamette River in northwestern Oregon, in the United States. As it drains an area of about , the Clackamas passes through mostly forested and rugged mountainous terrain in its upper reaches, and passes through agricultural and urban areas...
between Oregon City
Oregon City, Oregon
Oregon City was the first city in the United States west of the Rocky Mountains to be incorporated. It is the county seat of Clackamas County, Oregon...
and Gladstone, Oregon
Gladstone, Oregon
Gladstone is a city located in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 11,438. The 2007 estimate is 12,200 residents. Gladstone is a four-square-mile suburban community twelve miles south of Portland at the confluence of the Clackamas and...
, in the northwest United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It was designed by Conde McCullough
Conde McCullough
Conde Balcom McCullough was a U.S. bridge engineer who is primarily known for designing many of Oregon's coastal bridges on U.S. Route 101. The native of South Dakota worked for the Oregon Department of Transportation from 1919 to 1935 and 1937 until 1946...
, and named for Dr. John McLoughlin
John McLoughlin
Dr. John McLoughlin, baptized Jean-Baptiste McLoughlin, was the Chief Factor of the Columbia Fur District of the Hudson's Bay Company at Fort Vancouver. He was later known as the "Father of Oregon" for his role in assisting the American cause in the Oregon Country in the Pacific Northwest...
.
It is 720 ft (219.5 m) long, with a main span of 240 ft (73.2 m). The deck carries four lanes (two in each direction) of Oregon Route 99E, also known locally as McLoughlin Boulevard.
The bridge won the American Institute of Steel Construction's title of "Most Beautiful Steel Bridge" constructed in 1933.
Sources
- Elegant Arches, Soaring Spans: C.B. McCulough, Oregon's Master Bridge Builder, Robert W. Hadlow, Oregon State University Press, 2001. ISBN 0-87071-534-8.