thumb|McCullough in 1922
Conde Balcom McCullough (May 30, 1887 – May 6, 1946) was an American civil engineer who is primarily known for designing many of Oregon's coastal bridges on U.S. Route 101. The native of South Dakota worked for the Oregon Department of Transportation from 1919 to 1935 and 1937 until he died in 1946. McCullough also was a professor at Oregon State University.
Early life
Conde McCullough was born in Redfield, South Dakota, on May 30, 1887. In 1891, he and his family moved to Iowa, where his father died in 1904.
Career
thumb|Yaquina Bay Bridge (1936)
McCullough began working for the Marsh Bridge Company in Des Moines, Iowa, where he remained for one year. McCullough advocated that bridges be built economically, efficiently, and with beauty. In 1928, he graduated from Willamette University College of Law and passed the bar the same year. In 1935, he moved to San José, Costa Rica, to help design bridges on the Pan-American Highway. He returned to Oregon in 1937 to become the assistant state highway engineer.
Later life and legacy
In 1934, McCullough was granted an honorary doctorate from Oregon State University. He was close to his 59th birthday. He was interred in the Mount Crest Abbey Mausoleum at City View Cemetery in Salem. His wife Marie was interred there after her death in 1954. Following McCullough's death, the state of Oregon renamed the North Bend Bridge in his honor.
Works
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Bridge name
! Location
! Year completed
! Total length
! Carries
|-
| Old Youngs Bay Bridge
| Astoria, Oregon
| 1921
|
| U.S. Route 101
|-
| Oregon City Bridge
| Oregon City, Oregon
| 1922
| 745 feet (227 m)
| Oregon Route 43
|-
| Dry Canyon Creek Bridge
| near Rowena, Oregon
| 1922
| 101.1 ft
| U.S. Route 30
|-
| Myrtle Creek Bridge
| Myrtle Creek, Oregon
| 1922
| 597.1 ft
| Old Highway 99
|-
| Winchester Bridge
| Winchester, Oregon
| 1923
| 884 feet
| Oregon Route 99
|-
| Lewis and Clark River Bridge
| Astoria, Oregon
| 1924
| 828 feet
| U.S. Route 101
|-
| Upper Perry Arch Bridge
| Perry, Oregon
| 1924
| 134 feet (41 m)
| Old U.S. 30 off I-84
|-
| Ellsworth Street Bridge
| Albany, Oregon
| 1925
| 1,090 feet
| U.S. Route 20
|-
| Crooked River High Bridge
| Jefferson County, Oregon
| 1926
| 464 feet
| U.S. Route 97
|-
| Rocky Creek Bridge
| Lincoln County, Oregon
| 1927
| 360 feet
| U.S. Route 101
|-
| Depoe Bay Bridge
| Depoe Bay, Oregon
| 1927
| 312 feet
| U.S. Route 101
|-
| Big Creek Bridge
| Lane County, Oregon
| 1931
| 180 feet
| U.S. Route 101
|-
| Ten Mile Creek Bridge
| near Yachats, Oregon
| 1931
| 180 feet
| U.S. Route 101
|-
| Wilson River Bridge
| Tillamook County, Oregon
| 1931
| 180 feet
| U.S. Route 101
|-
| Sixth Street (Caveman) Bridge
| Grants Pass, Oregon
| 1931
| 550 feet
| Oregon Route 99
|-
| Cape Creek Bridge
| near Heceta Head
| 1932
| 619 feet (188.6 m)
| U.S. Route 101
|-
| Isaac Lee Patterson Bridge
| Gold Beach, Oregon
| 1932
| 1,898 feet (578.5 m)
| U.S. Route 101
|-
| John McLoughlin Bridge
| Oregon City, Oregon
| 1933
| 720 feet
| Oregon Route 99E
|-
| Umpqua River Bridge
| Reedsport, Oregon
| 1936
| 2,206 feet
| U.S. Route 101
|-
| Siuslaw River Bridge
| Florence, Oregon
| 1936
| 1,568 feet
| U.S. Route 101
|-
| Original Alsea Bay Bridge
| Waldport, Oregon
| 1936
| 3,028 feet
| U.S. Route 101
|-
| Yaquina Bay Bridge
| Newport, Oregon
| 1936
| 3,223 feet (982 m)
| U.S. Route 101
|-
| Conde McCullough Memorial Bridge
| North Bend, Oregon
| 1936
| 5,305 feet (1.6 km)
| U.S. Route 101
|}
See also
- Samuel Hill
- Glenn Jackson
- Robert Moses
References
External links
- American Society of Civil Engineering profile
- Oregon State University profile