Bridges of the Oregon Coast
Bridges of the Oregon Coast

Author: Ray Bottenberg

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 9780738548609

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In the 1920s and 1930s, Oregon's legendary bridge engineer Conde B. McCullough designed a first-rate collection of aesthetic bridges on the Oregon Coast Highway to enhance an already dramatic and beautiful landscape. The six largest of these, at Gold Beach, Newport, Waldport, Florence, Reedsport, and Coos Bay, eliminated the last ferries on the Oregon Coast Highway between the Columbia River and California. McCullough planned to build one bridge each year after completion of the Rogue River Bridge at Gold Beach in 1932, but the tightening grip of the Depression threatened his plans. In 1933, McCullough and his staff worked day and night to finish plans for the remaining five bridges, and in early 1934, the Public Works Administration funded simultaneous construction of them. The combined projects provided approximately 630 jobs, but at least six workers perished during construction. After the bridges were complete, Oregon coast tourism increased by a dramatic 72 percent in the first year.

Oregon's Covered Bridges
Oregon's Covered Bridges

Author: Bill Cockrell

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2008-05-26

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 1439636346

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Rugged individuals armed with hand tools, sweat, and ambition began building covered bridges in Oregon during the mid-1850s. These bridge builders often camped out at remote sites, living off the land or contracting with local farmers for food. Early owners of covered bridges financed construction by charging tolls3 for a sheep, 5 for a horse and rider, and 10 for a team of horses and wagon. In the early 20th century, the state provided standard bridge and truss designs to each county, and most of the resulting structures incorporated the Howe truss. With the abundance of Douglas fir and the shortage of steel during the world wars, the construction of wooden covered bridges continued well into the 1950s, mainly in the Willamette Valley. During the 1920s, Oregon boasted more than 350 covered bridges.

Crossings
Crossings

Author: Judy Fleagle

Publisher:

Published: 2011-04-01

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 9780615449210

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Crossings ties together the history of the Oregon Coast Highway, the story of master bridge engineer Conde B. McCullough, the exciting path to federal funding, and the building of the coastal bridges, with special emphasis on the bridge that best represents McCullough's technical and aesthetic genius the Siuslaw River Bridge.

Elegant Arches, Soaring Spans
Elegant Arches, Soaring Spans

Author: Robert William Hadlow

Publisher:

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 232

ISBN-13:

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"Recognized by Engineering News-Record as one of the most important bridge engineers in the past 125 years, McCollough was an impassioned promoter of state-sponsored bridge building that incorporated engineering efficiency with economic practicality and aesthetic appeal. His bridges are rich in detail; the finest among them are embellished with arch crowns, Art Deco-inspired plylons and obelisks, Gothic piers, towering spires, and arched railing panels." "Illustrated with historic photographs and drawings, Robert Hadlow's definitive and highly readable biography will delight bridge buffs and engineering enthusiasts everywhere."--BOOK JACKET.

Historic Highway Bridges of Oregon
Historic Highway Bridges of Oregon

Author: Dwight A. Smith

Publisher:

Published: 1989

Total Pages: 323

ISBN-13: 9780875952055

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Handsome illustrations of more than two hundred bridges, including Columbia River Scenic Highway bridges, covered bridges, and magnificent coastal bridges.

Unleashed in Oregon
Unleashed in Oregon

Author: Sue Fagalde Lick

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2017-09-28

Total Pages: 284

ISBN-13: 9781977712196

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What is a Californigonian? What was waiting by the door that night? What possessed us to adopt two puppies at once? How is playing the piano like ice skating? Why stay in Oregon when it rains all the time and the family is still back in California? Find the answers to these and other questions in these posts selected from ten years of the Unleashed in Oregon blog. Chapters will look at the glamorous life of a writer and the equally glamorous life of a musician, true stories from a whiny traveler, being the sole human occupant of a house in the woods, and dogs, so much about dogs.

Bridges of the Oregon Coast
Bridges of the Oregon Coast

Author: Ray Bottenberg

Publisher: Arcadia Library Editions

Published: 2006-10

Total Pages: 130

ISBN-13: 9781531630065

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In the 1920s and 1930s, Oregon's legendary bridge engineer Conde B. McCullough designed a first-rate collection of aesthetic bridges on the Oregon Coast Highway to enhance an already dramatic and beautiful landscape. The six largest of these, at Gold Beach, Newport, Waldport, Florence, Reedsport, and Coos Bay, eliminated the last ferries on the Oregon Coast Highway between the Columbia River and California. McCullough planned to build one bridge each year after completion of the Rogue River Bridge at Gold Beach in 1932, but the tightening grip of the Depression threatened his plans. In 1933, McCullough and his staff worked day and night to finish plans for the remaining five bridges, and in early 1934, the Public Works Administration funded simultaneous construction of them. The combined projects provided approximately 630 jobs, but at least six workers perished during construction. After the bridges were complete, Oregon coast tourism increased by a dramatic 72 percent in the first year.

Lighthouses and Life-Saving on the Oregon Coast
Lighthouses and Life-Saving on the Oregon Coast

Author: David Pinyerd

Publisher: Arcadia Library Editions

Published: 2007-06

Total Pages: 130

ISBN-13: 9781531630294

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The Oregon Coast has been the site of shipwrecks even before Lewis and Clark's arrival in 1805. Even as the population grew, the federal government let the Oregon Coast go unguarded by lighthouses and lifesavers for decades. Economic and political pressures finally forced the government to build the first Oregon lighthouse in 1857 at the Umpqua River. The LifeSaving Service followed in 1878 with a station at the mouth of Coos Bay. Eventually, most of the harbor entrances and headlands were protected by both the Lighthouse Service and the LifeSaving Service, the precursor to today's Coast Guard. Lighthouses and Lifesaving on the Oregon Coast commemorates the true heroes who served to warn, protect, and rescue those who went to sea.

Up Beaver Creek
Up Beaver Creek

Author: Sue Fagalde Lick

Publisher:

Published: 2018-07

Total Pages: 284

ISBN-13: 9780983389491

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It's bad enough that PD's husband left her a childless widow at 42, but when she heads west to the Oregon coast to remake her life with a new name, a new look and a new determination to become a professional musician, things keep going wrong. Her cabin has problems. The landlord is missing. Her first gig is a disaster. And the tsunami is coming.