Franklin Avenue Bridge Project Open House

The City of Astoria Public Works Department is working with David Evans and Associates, Inc. to develop design and construction plans to replace the Franklin Avenue Bridge over 38th Street in the Adair-Uppertown historic district.

The current Franklin Ave. trestle bridge was built in 1949 from wooden timbers, which typically have a 35 to 50-year lifespan. A new bridge design was chosen by the Astoria City Council last December. The new structure will be a two-span concrete bridge with an arched support, arched railings and historic-style streetlights. The design is intended to blend in with the historic neighborhood and incorporates public input received at a design open house in May 2008.

The engineer’s estimate of the probable construction cost for the project including traffic control, roadway reconstruction, bridge construction, erosion control, and contingencies is approximately $3.9 million. The following table shows a rough distribution of this cost between major construction categories:

Approximately 90% of the project funds are coming from the Federal Highway Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation Program and it is administered by the Oregon Department of Transportation. The balance of the funding is provided by the City of Astoria’s portion of the Oregon state gas tax and vehicle fees, which are dedicated to transportation purposes. Property, income, or City’s local gas taxes are not used for this project.

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