North Bend Airstrip (abandoned) - North Bend WA

City:: North Bend, WA
Site Type:: Infrastructure and Utilities, Airports
New Deal Agencies:: Work Relief Programs, Civil Works Administration (CWA)
Started:: 1934

Description

A photograph at the U of Washington shows workers clearing land for an airstrip.

E.R.A. – K.C.D., Proj. 2749, Mar. 19, 1934, Neg. 7; North Bend Airport

From Google Maps, there is no trace of an airport at the location marked by topographic maps.

Source notes

Civil Works Administration and State of Washington Emergency Relief Administration Photograph Collection. https://digitalcollections.lib.washington.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/civilworks/id/118/rec/1

Location Info

North Bend, WA 98045

Coordinates: 47.469296, -121.723628

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One comment on “North Bend Airstrip (abandoned) – North Bend WA”

Laird B July 23, 2019

I think the coordinates you have listed may be inaccurate. I am not certain, however this place looks like the true location of the old North Bend airport. It is about a mile and a half south of your mapped location.
47.4758 – 121.7496
43627 SE Tanner Rd, North Bend.

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One comment on “North Bend Airstrip (abandoned) – North Bend WA”

Laird B July 23, 2019

I think the coordinates you have listed may be inaccurate. I am not certain, however this place looks like the true location of the old North Bend airport. It is about a mile and a half south of your mapped location.
47.4758 – 121.7496
43627 SE Tanner Rd, North Bend.