47°24′35″N120°17′44″W / 47.40983°N 120.29568°W / 47.40983; -120.29568 (Columbia River Bridge)
Carries
SR 285
Crosses
Columbia River
Locale
East Wenatchee, Washington / Wenatchee, Washington
Maintained by
State of Washington
Characteristics
Design
Through arch bridge
Total length
1,208 feet (368 m)
Longest span
480 feet (150 m)
Clearance below
85 feet (26 m)[1]
History
Opened
October 28, 1950
Replaces
Columbia River Bridge (Wenatchee, Washington)
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location in Washington
Nearest city
Wenatchee, Washington
Area
less than one acre
Built
1950
Built by
Washington State Department of Highways
MPS
Bridges of Washington State MPS
NRHP reference No.
95000623[2]
Added to NRHP
May 24, 1995
Location
The Senator George Sellar Bridge at Wenatchee, Washington was built in 1950 as the "Columbia River Bridge" to carry U.S. Route 2 across the Columbia River.
The steel suspended tied-arch bridge has a main span of 480 feet (150 m) with 224-foot (68 m) anchor arms. The suspended portion of roadway comprises 352 feet (107 m) and is 54 feet (16 m) wide, carrying five lanes (originally four) with a median divider strip at a height of 180 feet (55 m) above mean water level. The new bridge was recognized by the American Institute of Steel Construction as the most beautiful bridge of 1950 for spans over 400 feet (120 m) in length.[3][4] The bridge's engineer was R. W. Finke. The contractor was the General Construction Company of Seattle, using steel fabricated by the American Bridge Company. The bridge rests on two concrete piers in the river, with the central arch between them, and cantilever spans extending to concrete abutments high on the riverbanks.[3]
The bridge was renamed in 2000 after George L. Sellar, a Washington state senator who died that year.[5][6] Since then, the name "Columbia River Bridge" refers to the older bridge (built in 1908) nearby. Senator George Sellar Bridge carries Washington State Route 285 since the construction of the Richard Odabashian Bridge for Route 2 farther north. An additional lane was added in 2009–2010.[7] The bridge was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 24, 1995.[8]
^"National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Columbia River Bridge at Wenatchee" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved September 1, 2011.
^"National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ abKrier, Robert H.; Barber, J. Byron; Bruce, Robert; Holstine, Craig (December 12, 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Columbia River Bridge at Wenatchee" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved September 1, 2011.
^PDF
^Seabrook, Don (April 7, 2021). "Looking back: Sen. George Sellar Bridge". The Wenatchee World.
^Ammons, David (December 30, 2000). "George Sellar, GOP leader, dies at 71". The Seattle Times.
^"George Sellar Bridge to Open for Pedestrians". Manson Village Tribune. September 22, 2009. Retrieved September 1, 2011.
^"Nomination Form for Senator George Sellar Bridge". National Park Service. and accompanying pictures
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