- City:
- Coulee Dam, WA
- Site Type:
- Infrastructure and Utilities, Roads, Bridges, and Tunnels
Description
The bridge was one of many PWA and WPA projects built in Washington state:
“The Bridge was built from 1934-1935 and at the height of its construction it gave the more than 7000 workers on the Grand Coulee Dam passage to their homes in Mason City. The Bridge itself is just a bit north of the dam that shares its name. The bridge is part of the roadway Washington 155. Now it is mainly for everyday traffic but when it was originally built it was for the sole purpose of aiding in the help in the construction of the Grand Coulee Dam. The Cantilever Truss Bridge was meant to be able to hold the weight of some massive machinery. Maybe one of the most important things that the bridge did was it enabled the dam that it was supporting to be completed before schedule.”
Source notes
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