Fred Redmon Bridge

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Yakima, Washington
Added by Jopie, at 01 January 2020

The Fred G. Redmon Bridge, also known as the Selah Creek Bridge, is a twin arch bridge in the northwest United States, in Yakima County, Washington. It carries Interstate 82 across Selah Creek near Selah, between Yakima and Ellensburg.ConstructionThe bridge was opened to traffic on November 2, 1971. It was constructed by Peter Kiewit & Sons, who won the contract with a bid of $4,356,070. The bridge was part of a 2.8mi long, $1.7 million segment of the Interstate 82 freeway construction through the area.At the time it was built, it was the longest concrete arch bridge in the United States, surpassed only by the 866ft Sandö Bridge in Sweden. It was also the highest bridge in Washington. It won the 1971 Grand Award "for excellence in the use of concrete", awarded by the Washington Aggregates and Concrete Association.NamesakeFred Redmon was a county commissioner and the first chair of the Washington Highway Commission, formed in 1951 to oversee the state's department of highways. It was named for him prior to its completion.

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