Opened in 1977, the bridge was 1.6 miles long and was the world's third-longest continuous-truss bridge span, carrying about 31,000 vehicles a day.

The former Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steel Co., which had operations on Neville Island, fabricated steel for the massive span, which was one of the longest continuous-truss bridges ever constructed.

The 1966 Astoria-Megler Bridge built near the mouth of the Columbia River between Washington and Oregon is the longest truss bridge in the United States.

More than 70 surviving truss panels are now sandblasted, re-coated, and ready for installation as one of the last phases of a historic rebuild. Military history in the mall: A new museum in Enid ...

The 1966 Astoria-Megler Bridge built near the mouth of the Columbia River between Washington and Oregon is the longest truss bridge in the United States.