The Pacific Coast Highway in Oregon, USA runs north to south starting at the border between Oregon and California until it reaches Astoria and crosses into the state of Washington. This particular picture of the Pacific Coast Highway is taken near the city of North Bend as it crosses over the mouth of Coos Bay onto the McCullough Memorial Bridge in Oregon, USA.This cantilever bridge along the Pacific Coast Highway in Oregon was completed in 1936 and has curved upper and lower chords to deal with the design problems of a steel truss and arched spans. The bridge is located at the milepost at the entrance to North Bend and the arch was built for ships that entered into the Port of Coos Bay in Oregon, USA.When the McCullough Memorial Bridge was constructed, it was the longest and largest bridge on the Pacific Coast Highway of Oregon. Travelers to Oregon can access this outstanding bridge along the Pacific Coast Highway by foot on a concrete stairway that is attached to the formation. ... continue below the picture...
... This bridge is the perfect structure to be used in pictures as it has decorative portals and spiraling pylons that are recognized as the authorized symbol of North Bend, Oregon in the United States of America.
McCullough Memorial Bridge, Oregon Coast, Highway 101, Oregon, USA, North America.
Technical Information:
I photographed this photo with the digital SLR camera model Canon EOS-1DS, aperture of f/5.6, exposure time of 1/320 sec. on ISO 200, as always I used a original Canon Lens, the focus lenght for this picture was 130mm.