Latourell Creek Bridge, Spanning Latourell Creek at Columbia River Highway, Latourell, Multnomah County, OR

Significance: Latourell Creek Bridge is a three-span reinforced concrete braced-spandrel deck arch. The braced spandrel framing is usually found only in steel deck arch construction, and is unique to this structure. At the time of its construction, it was one of the lightest concrete bridges, relative to its dimensions, in the country. This bridge established the essential form of the concrete arch that would be used in Oregon and other section of the United States.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-11
Survey number: HAER OR-24
Building/structure dates: 1914 Initial Construction