Purdy Bridge
United States historic place
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The Purdy Bridge is a continuous reinforced concrete box girder bridge that spans 550 feet (170 m), with a central span of 190 feet (58 m), between Henderson Bay and Burley Lagoon. The bridge connects Purdy, Washington with the Purdy Sand Spit Park and Wauna, Washington.
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| Location | Purdy, Washington |
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| Coordinates | 47°23′02″N 122°37′41″W |
| Built | 1936 |
| Architect | W. H. Craft |
| MPS | Historic Bridges/Tunnels in Washington State TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 82004274[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 16, 1982 |
Purdy Bridge was completed on September 29, 1937,[2] at a cost of $62,000, from a design by Homer M. Hadley. It was the first bridge in the United States to utilize a reinforced-concrete box girder design and it was the longest continuous box girder bridge in the United States at the time.[3][4]
The bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
