Bridge Name: | Julia Butler Hansen Bridge |
Carries: | 2 lanes of |
Crosses: | Columbia River |
Locale: | Cathlamet, Washington |
Maint: | Washington State Department of Transportation |
Design: | cantilever through-truss, concrete segmental bridge |
Mainspan: | 400feet |
Length: | 2433feet |
Below: | 60feet at high tide |
Open: | August 1939 |
Coordinates: | 46.1956°N -123.3843°W |
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.