Industrial History: 1919+1963 US-97 Beebe Bridge over Columbia River near Chelan, WA

1919: (Archived Bridge Hunter)

1963: (Archived Bridge Hunter; no Historic Bridges; Satellite)

Street View, Sep 2018

I got closer to confirm that the black rectangle on the bridge above was an 18-wheeler.

Street View, Sep 2018

C Hanchey Flickr

Beebe Bridge (Wenatchee, Washington)

1962 U.S. Route 97 steel arch bridge over the Columbia River at Chelan Falls, Washington. The bridge is a continuous through truss tied arch. The bridge was built to replace a 1919 suspension bridge.

Here is a nice view of the old suspension towers as well as the bridge.

Jacob, Aug 2021

Washington State Dept of Transportation Flickr

1919 Beebe Bridge

Photo by Mrs. Dale Yetter taken in the spring of 1919. This bridge was built by the Beebe Orchard Company to carry two 12-inch water flumes over the Columbia River from springs on the west side to an orchard on the east side.

A 12-foot wide roadway was later constructed between the water lines to transport fruit. The flumes were removed in 1926 and the private toll bridge remained in use until it was replaced by the current state bridge in 1963.

The concrete towers that supported the original structure can still be seen today.

Brett Norman, Sep 2021

I don't know why Historic Bridges didn't document this bridge; they have documented other bridges in Douglas County. It looks like the bridge uses rivets instead of bolts or welding.