Bridge Dog

The double leaf spans of the historic Siuslaw River Bridge went up this afternoon to let a sailboat pass out of port.

The bridge, designed by master bridge builder Conde B. McCullough, celebrates its 75th anniversary this year.

This bridge and four other Oregon coastal bridges that came to be in 1935 and '36 are detailed in story and photographs in the recently published book Crossings: McCullough's Coastal Bridges available through Pacific Publishing in Florence or online at connectflorence.com.