Julia Butler Hansen Bridge

Bridge in Cathlamet, Washington

46°11′44″N 123°23′03″W / 46.195555°N 123.384265°W / 46.195555; -123.384265Carries2 lanes of

SR 409CrossesColumbia RiverLocaleCathlamet, WashingtonMaintained byWashington State Department of TransportationCharacteristicsDesigncantilever through-truss , concrete segmental bridgeTotal length2,433 feet (742 m)Longest span400 feet (120 m)Clearance below60 feet (18 m) at high tideHistoryOpenedAugust 1939Location Map

The Julia Butler Hansen Bridge in Wahkiakum County, in the U.S. state of Washington, connects Cathlamet to Puget Island. It spans the Cathlamet Channel of the Columbia River. The Wahkiakum County Ferry connects Puget Island to Westport, Oregon. The bridge was named after former United States Congresswoman Julia Butler Hansen, who represented Washington from 1960 to 1974.

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Wahkiakum County's Julia Butler Hansen Bridge is completed in August 1939. HistoryLink.org Essay 8025
Craig Holstine and Richard Hobbs, Spanning Washington: Historic Highway Bridges of the Evergreen State (Pullman, Washington: WSU Press, 2005), 100–101. ISBN 0-87422-281-8
Structurae [en]: Julia Butler Hansen Bridge (1939)