Julia Butler Hansen Bridge

Julia Butler Hansen Bridge
The Julia Butler Hansen Bridge as seen southbound from Cathlamet, Washington.
Coordinates	46.195555°N 123.384265°W / 46.195555; -123.384265
Carries	2 lanes of SR 409
Crosses	Columbia River
Locale	Cathlamet, Washington
Maintained by	Washington State Department of Transportation
Characteristics
Design	cantilever through-truss, concrete segmental bridge
Total length	2,433 feet (742 m)
Longest span	400 feet (120 m)
Clearance below	60 feet (18 m) at high tide
History
Opened	August 1939
Location

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.

References

• 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)