COASTAL CONNECTION

摘要

Along the Oregon coast, where the beautiful arch bridges designed in the early 20th century by thernengineer Conde B. McCullough are preserved andrnrevered, even bridges of modest size are designedrnwith aesthetics in mind. But creating a gracefulrnarched crossing on a site that could experience floods, tidal waves, and earthquakes was no easy task.rnSince 1947 the Spencer Creek Bridge, roughly 6 mirn(10 km) north of Newport, Oregon, has carried U.S. Highway 101, which is known locally as the Oregon Coast Highway, over a tidal creek and a walkway from a nearby state park. Recently, however, corrosion in the bridge led its owner, the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT), to call for the structure's replacement. Not only is the new bridge wider, stronger, and built to withstand all manner of natural disasters; it is also in keeping with the arch bridge aesthetic of Oregon's many coastal bridges.