General Information
| Other name(s): | Selah Creek Bridge |
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| Completion: | 2 November 1971 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Function / usage: |
Motorway bridge / freeway bridge |
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| Structure: |
Deck arch bridge |
| Material: |
Reinforced concrete bridge |
| Plan view: |
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Location
| Location: |
Yakima County, Washington, USA |
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| Coordinates: | 46° 42' 0.14" N 120° 26' 26.64" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| height | 99.06 m | |
| total length | 407.51 m | |
| arch | arch span | 167.34 m |
Materials
| piers |
reinforced concrete
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| arches |
reinforced concrete
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| piers on arch |
reinforced concrete
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Chronology
| 1971 | Grand Award winner for excellence in the use of concrete by the Washington Aggregates and Concrete Association |
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| 2 November 1971 | Inauguration. |
Excerpt from Wikipedia
The Fred G. Redmon Bridge, also known as the Selah Creek Bridge, is a twin arch bridge in the northwest United States, in Yakima County, Washington. It carries Interstate 82 across Selah Creek near Selah, between Yakima and Ellensburg.
Construction
The bridge was opened to traffic on November 2, 1971. It was constructed by Peter Kiewit & Sons, who won the contract with a bid of $4,356,070 (equivalent to about $31,385,000 in 2019). The bridge was part of a 2.8-mile (4.5 km) long, $1.7 million (equivalent to $12 million in 2019) segment of the Interstate 82 freeway construction through the area.
At the time it was built, it was the longest concrete arch bridge in the United States, surpassed only by the 866-foot (264 m) Sandö Bridge in Sweden. It was also the highest bridge in Washington. It won the 1971 Grand Award "for excellence in the use of concrete", awarded by the Washington Aggregates and Concrete Association.
Namesake
Fred Redmon was a county commissioner and the first chair of the Washington Highway Commission, formed in 1951 to oversee the state's department of highways. It was named for him prior to its completion.
Text imported from Wikipedia article "Fred G. Redmon Bridge" and modified on July 23, 2019 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.
Participants
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (1998): Building Washington. A History Of Washington State Public Works. Tartu Publications, Seattle (USA), pp. 133.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20014229 - Published on:
12/07/2005 - Last updated on:
22/12/2021
