Washington State Library's collection on the Astoria Bridge, 1947-1978 1962-1968.

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Washington State Library's collection on the Astoria Bridge, 1947-1978 1962-1968.

This is a collection of newspaper clippings about the ferry service and the construction of the bridge that spans the mouth of the Columbia River between Astoria, Oregon and Point Ellice near Megler, Washington. The clippings cover the construction, opening of the bridge and other news about the bridge until circa 1978. The collection also includes originals and/or copies of selections of correspondence with different government bodies about the construction and costs of the bridge. Some of the correspondence is with the: Oregon State Highway Commission; Oregon State Highway Dept.; Board of County Commissioners, Pacific County [Wash.]; Washington State Highway Commission, Dept. of Highways and Verna Jacobson, County Auditor for Pacific County, WA.

.5 linear foot (1 box)

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Washington (State). Dept. of Highways

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Washington State Library

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Maud P. Mitchell was born about 1883 in Oregon. She married Chas. R. Mitchell and by 1920 they were living in Chehalis, WA. Charles was an assistant cashier at the bank. Charles had become a banker by 1930. Between 1957 & 1958 Charles passed away. And Maud passed away on 29 May 1960 in Chehalis, WA. From the description of Washington State Library's collection of Maud Mitchell's history of Chehalis and Lewis counties, 1845-1858. (Washington State Library, Office of Secretary of S...

Oregon. Dept. of Transportation

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Oregon State Highway Commission

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Pacific County (Wash.). Board of County Commissioners.

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Washington (State). Department of Transportation

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Oregon. State Highway Dept.

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