Interstate 182 Bridge

Interstate 182 Bridge
Coordinates 46°15′50.10″N 119°14′45.42″W / 46.2639167°N 119.2459500°W / 46.2639167; -119.2459500Coordinates: 46°15′50.10″N 119°14′45.42″W / 46.2639167°N 119.2459500°W / 46.2639167; -119.2459500
Carries Six lanes (three each) of I-182 (Sacagawea Heritage Trail)
Crosses Columbia River
Locale Pasco–Richland, Washington
Official name Lee-Volpentest Bridges
Maintained by Washington State Dept. of Transportation
Characteristics
Design Concrete arch
Total length 1,950 ft (594.4 m)[1]
History
Construction end 1984[2]
Statistics
Daily traffic 32,000 (2002)[3]

The Interstate 182 (I-182) Bridge, formally known as the Lee-Volpentest Bridges is the collective name for a pair of bridges carrying Interstate 182 over the Columbia River between Pasco and Richland in the U.S. state of Washington. They are named after Glenn C. Lee, publisher of the Tri-City Herald,[4] and Sam Volpentest, a prominent local businessman.[5] It is one of three bridges connecting Pasco to the other members of the Tri-Cities of Washington (Kennewick and Richland), along with the Cable Bridge and the Blue Bridge.

History

In 1894 the Timmerman ferry started operation at this site and continued operation until 1931.[6] This crossing remained unused for over fifty years until the first of the I-182 bridges was opened on November 27, 1984.[7]

During construction of the bridge, a crane collapsed and killed a worker. The bridge was unofficially dedicated as the John K. Seward Memorial Bridge by other construction workers in his honor.[8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "WSDOT Bridge List M 23-09" (PDF). Washington State Department of Transportation. June 2011. p. 276. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
  2. ↑ Ozuna, Mandi. "About Tri Cities". Archived from the original on 2008-03-31. Retrieved 2008-05-28.
  3. ↑ "Interstate 182 Washington". AA Roads. Retrieved 2008-05-28.
  4. ↑ Cantwell, Maria (September 29, 2005). "IN REMEMBRANCE OF SAM VOLPENTEST". Retrieved 2008-05-28.
  5. ↑ Kershner, Jim (January 8, 2008). "Ed Timmerman completes work on a cable ferry across the Columbia near present-day Richland in September 1894". HistoryLink.org.
  6. ↑ Woehler, Bob (November 25, 1984). "Bridge ends long commute". Tri-City Herald (via Google News).
  7. ↑ "Workers dedicate bridge to colleague". Walla Walla Union-Bulletin. May 20, 1984. p. 27.


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