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The '''Purdy Bridge''' is a continuous [[Girder|hollow-box girder]] bridge that spans {{convert|550|ft|m|}} (with a central span of {{convert|190|ft|m}}) between [[Henderson Bay, Washington]] and [[Burley Lagoon]], connecting [[Purdy, Washington]] with the Purdy Sand Spit Park and [[Wauna, Washington]]. It was built on September 29, 1937,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.historylink.org/index.cfm?DisplayPage=output.cfm&File_Id=7133|title=Purdy (Spit) Bridge is completed in Pierce County on September 29, 1937}}</ref> and at the time was the longest continuous box girder bridge in the |
The '''Purdy Bridge''' is a continuous [[Girder|hollow-box girder]] bridge that spans {{convert|550|ft|m|}} (with a central span of {{convert|190|ft|m}}) between [[Henderson Bay, Washington]] and [[Burley Lagoon]], connecting [[Purdy, Washington]] with the Purdy Sand Spit Park and [[Wauna, Washington]]. It was built on September 29, 1937,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.historylink.org/index.cfm?DisplayPage=output.cfm&File_Id=7133|title=Purdy (Spit) Bridge is completed in Pierce County on September 29, 1937}}</ref> and at the time was the longest continuous box girder bridge in the [[United States]], at a cost of $62,000 from a design by Homer M. Hadley.<ref>{{harvnb|Holstine|Hobbs|2005|pp=219–220}}</ref> At the time it was built, Purdy Bridge was the first bridge in the United States to utilize a reinforced-concrete box girder design.<ref>{{harvnb|Slater|2007|p=102}}</ref> |
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The bridge was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1982. |
The bridge was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1982. |
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Purdy Bridge | |
Location | Purdy, Washington |
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Coordinates | 47°23′02″N 122°37′41″W / 47.38389°N 122.62806°W |
Built | 1936 |
Architect | W.H. Craft |
MPS | Historic Bridges/Tunnels in Washington State TR |
NRHP reference No. | 82004274[1] |
Added to NRHP | July 16, 1982 |
The Purdy Bridge is a continuous hollow-box girder bridge that spans 550 feet (170 m) (with a central span of 190 feet (58 m)) between Henderson Bay, Washington and Burley Lagoon, connecting Purdy, Washington with the Purdy Sand Spit Park and Wauna, Washington. It was built on September 29, 1937,[2] and at the time was the longest continuous box girder bridge in the United States, at a cost of $62,000 from a design by Homer M. Hadley.[3] At the time it was built, Purdy Bridge was the first bridge in the United States to utilize a reinforced-concrete box girder design.[4]
The bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
See also
List of Registered Historic Places in Washington
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ "Purdy (Spit) Bridge is completed in Pierce County on September 29, 1937".
- ^ Holstine & Hobbs 2005, pp. 219–220
- ^ Slater 2007, p. 102
Sources
- Holstine, Craig E.; Hobbs, Richard (2005). Spanning Washington : historic highway bridges of the Evergreen State. Pullman, Wash.: Washington State University Press. ISBN 0-87422-281-8. OCLC 58043209.
- Slater, Colleen A. (2007). The Key Peninsula. OCLC 1065553228.
Categories:
- Bridges completed in 1936
- National Register of Historic Places in Pierce County, Washington
- Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington (state)
- Bridges in Pierce County, Washington
- Road bridges in Washington (state)
- Concrete bridges in the United States
- Box girder bridges in the United States
- Washington (state) Registered Historic Place stubs
- Western United States bridge (structure) stubs
- Washington (state) building and structure stubs
- Washington (state) transportation stubs