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The Bullards Bridge (or simply Bullards Bridge) is a vertical-lift bridge that spans the Coquille River near where the river empties into the Pacific Ocean, just north of Bandon, Oregon, United States. One of only two vertical-lift bridges on the Oregon Coast Highway (U.S. Route 101), it was completed in 1954.〔"Coast Road Link Ready" (September 19, 1954). ''The Sunday Oregonian'' (Portland), p. 40.〕〔"Millan, Felix (January 11, 2007). "Iron man" (about the foreman of a project to modify the Bullards Bridge). ''The World'' (Coos Bay, Oregon).〕 The lift span is flanked by two camelback truss spans.〔 It is located immediately east of Bullards Beach State Park. The bridge was built to replace Bullards Ferry, a ferry service whose slip was located about upstream from the bridge that replaced it.〔"Road Commissioners Plan for Span" (December 8, 1950). ''The Oregonian'' (Portland), p. 17.〕 The name originates with the Bullard family, who were among the early settlers in the area.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.oregonstateparks.org/index.cfm?do=parkPage.dsp_parkHistory&parkId=50 )〕 The Oregon Highway Commission awarded a contract for construction of the bridge and a new section of highway in October 1952.〔"Bandon Job Goes To Portland Firm" (October 23, 1952). ''The Oregonian'' (Portland), p. 11.〕 The completed bridge was dedicated on September 20, 1954.〔 The overhead clearance for vehicles on the bridge deck originally was between 〔 and ,〔The World staff (March 23, 2004). "Span over Coquille River is damaged and traffic diverted ... again." ''The World'' (Coos Bay).〕 but after multiple instances of tall trucks striking the bridge, work was undertaken in 2006–07 to move certain cross pieces in order to increase the vertical clearance on the roadway by about 2 feet.〔 Average daily traffic on the bridge was about 6,000 vehicles in 2004,〔McCasland, Steve (April 3, 2004). "Bridge repairs prolonged". ''The World'' (Coos Bay).〕 but had grown to about 8,300 by 2007. In late 2009, the Oregon Department of Transportation was planning a $3.4 million rehabilitation of the Bullards Bridge for 2010–11.〔 The bridge's draw span is very rarely opened now; as of 2009, it had not been raised for marine traffic in seven years,〔 being operated only for annual test openings for maintenance. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bullards Bridge」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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