Architect and engineer . WORLDS HIGHEST CAXTDLEVER T^TE BRIDGE(196 Fc«t Aboix Water) Steel Bridge,Spanning Columbia River,From Lon5^?iew^ Washington, to Rainier, Oregon 91 T ly Frederic Ear p. III HE gateway to Puget Sound andBritish Columbia from Northwest Oregonwas formally opened to public traffic-March 29. 1930. when the Columbia Riv- green State. The President of the UnitedStates from the White House in Washing-ton, pressed a golden telegraph key thatopened the COLUMBIA RiyER LONCJVIEW BRIDGE,Strauss Engineering er Bridge between Rainier, Oregon, andLongview, Washington, was dedi
Architect and engineer . WORLDS HIGHEST CAXTDLEVER T^TE BRIDGE(196 Fc«t Aboix Water) Steel Bridge,Spanning Columbia River,From Lon5^?iew^ Washington, to Rainier, Oregon 91 T ly Frederic Ear p. III HE gateway to Puget Sound andBritish Columbia from Northwest Oregonwas formally opened to public traffic-March 29. 1930. when the Columbia Riv- green State. The President of the UnitedStates from the White House in Washing-ton, pressed a golden telegraph key thatopened the COLUMBIA RiyER LONCJVIEW BRIDGE,Strauss Engineering er Bridge between Rainier, Oregon, andLongview, Washington, was dedicated. Forthe first time in the history of white settle-ment on the Lower Columbia, which datesback to the days of Lewis and Clark, , and the Astoria ,it is possible for the motorist from theNorthern coast of Oregon and the Lowerriver communities, to pass without long de-tour or slow ferry directly into the Ever-92 OPENED FOR 29, 1930Company, Builiier> The Columbia River-Longview Bridgehas a cantilever span 1200 feet long and aclearance of feet above mean lowwater of Columbia River. The maximumheight above mean low water is 330 feetand the length, including wooden ap-proaches, is 8289 feet. Beginning with theLongview or north side, the bridge has 2620feet of wooden approach trestle; two 40-foot and one 168-foot steel approach spans; April, 1930 ARCHITECT AND ENGINEER, ^ 93 a 760-fo()t anchor arm; a 1200-foot canti-le
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