Spans Lewis River on WA 502, Yale, Washington. County/parish: Clark.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places July 16, 1982. NRIS 82004206.
Part of Historic Bridges/Tunnels in Washington State TR (NRIS 64000902).
1 contributing structure.
The Yale Bridge or Lewis River Bridge spans the Lewis River near Yale, Washington. It was built in 1932 by Cowlitz and Clark counties. The suspension bridge has a clear span of 300 feet (91 m), with a total length of 532 feet (162 m), replacing a previous steel truss bridge at the site. Construction of the Ariel Dam had created Lake Merwin with a water depth of 90 feet (27 m) at the site, requiring a new bridge that did not need to have support piers in the water. The road deck, stiffened by a steel Warren truss, is 50 feet (15 m) above the high water line of the reservoir.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75610924