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Astoria Bridge Dedication Recalls Highway 101 Milestones
The Astoria Bridge ceremony evokes memories of three decades past when Oregon Coast Highway 101 bridges from North Bend to Newport were completed. Residents recall ferry crossings over Coos Bay, the Umpqua, Slualaw, Alsea Bay and Yaquina Bay and the rugged roads that preceded modern highways. The five bridges, funded by bonds, marked coastal development amid 1930s state and federal public works efforts under Franklin Roosevelt.
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