Baker River Bridge, Spanning Baker River at State Route 20, Concrete, Skagit County, WA

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Baker River Bridge, Spanning Baker River at State Route 20, Concrete, Skagit County, WA

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Summary

Significance: The bridge was the only link between the two halves of the city of Concrete. It is an early example of a reinforced-concrete open spandrel arch and was reputedly one of the longest single-span concrete structures in the West when built. The designer took pains to ornament the bridge in a classical style. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N154
Survey number: HAER WA-105
Building/structure dates: 1916 Initial Construction
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 76001906

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Date

1969 - 1980
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Contributors

Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Stumpf, Karl W, transmitter
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Location

Concrete (Wash.)48.51899, -121.70703
Google Map of 48.5189947, -121.7070273
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Source

Library of Congress
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No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html

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