Scaling The Turbulent Waters Book by Author Marques Vickers

Pacific Coast bridges symbolize a suspended engineering subjugation of hostile topography and inclement weather. Soaring as monumental arches above formerly impassible water bodies, these structurally tiered marvels have embedded themselves organically as creations of sculpture. This edition is a detailed photographic profile of elegance, ornamentation and detail design of 85 spans crossing the Pacific Ocean, coastal rivers, valleys and waterways within California, Oregon and Washington. The edition features accompanying dimensional information along with interesting and relevant historical anecdotes.

The book’s intent is to display perspective detail, alternative views and pictorial examinations of the artistry and utilitarian construction. Despite the majesty of these enduring architectural icons, few bridge designers have achieved the renown as their urban creative peers.

Oregon based engineer, Conde McCullough is championed with an essay entitled “Scaling Above the Currents With Elegance” tracing the trajectory of his life and professional career. McCullough is noteworthy for his completion of hundreds of design projects with twelve listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The most traveled of his bridges were completed between the 1919-1936, when he headed the bridge design division of the Oregon Department of Transportation.

What set McCullough apart from his contemporaries was his insistence that aesthetics must accompany form and function. His art deco and modernist stylings have established his completed works as classics. Creating during an era when automobile predominance had not yet been established, many of his narrow dimension works have become impractical for contemporary traffic loads. The design elements make the inconvenience tolerable.

Following a two-year sabbatical where he worked designing bridges for the Pan American Highway in Central America, McCullough abruptly retired completely from bridge design at the age of 49. The majority of his iconic Oregon projects are located along the Pacific Coast Highway. The bridge crossing Coos Bay, designed by his department, was renamed the Conde McCullough Memorial Bridge following his sudden death from a stroke in 1946 at the age of 58.

The architectural development of the Pacific Coast can be credited to an established bridge network, particularly within Northern California, along the Oregon Coastline and Puget Sound. The remaining challenges involve proper maintenance to preserve these steadfast cathedrals of passage.

SThe edition’s profiled bridges include:

CALIFORNIA

Benicia-Martinez Bridge (Benicia and Martinez), Blackpoint Bridge (Novato), Carquinez Strait Bridge and Alfred Zampa Memorial Bridge (Vallejo and Crockett), Colorado Street Bridge (Pasadena), Eel River Bridge (Rio Dell), Fernbridge (Ferndale), Golden Gate Bridge (San Francisco and Sausalito), Healdsburg Avenue Bridge (Healdsburg), Irwin Creek Bridge (San Rafael), Jennifer Street Bridge (San Luis Obispo), Loleta Railroad Trestle (Loleta), Mare Island Causeway Bridge (Vallejo), Mare Island/Napa River Bridge (Vallejo) Pickleweed Inlet Bridge (Mill Valley), Samoa Island Bridge (Eureka), San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge (San Francisco and Oakland), San Mateo-Hayward Bridge (Foster City and Hayward), South Fork Eel River Bridge (Benbow), South Fork Eel River Bridge (Garberville) and Vincent Thomas Bridge (San Pedro)

OREGON

Alsea Bridge (Waldport), Astoria-Megler Bridge (Astoria, Oregon and Megler, Washington), Big Creek Bridge (Heceta Head), Broadway Bridge (Portland), Bullards Bridge (Bandon), Cape Creek Bridge (Heceta), Caveman Bridge (Grants Pass), Conde McCullough Memorial Bridge (North Bend), Fremont Bridge (Portland), Hawthorne Bridge (Portland), Isaac Lee Patterson Bridge (Gold Beach to Wedderbum), Lake Oswego Railroad Bridge (Lake Oswego-Oak Grove), Marion Street Bridge (Salem), Marquam Bridge (Portland), Ross Island Bridge (Portland), Schooner Creek Bridge (Lincoln City) Spinreel Campground Overpass (Lakeside), Steel Bridge (Portland), St. Johns Bridge (Portland), Ten Mile Creek Bridge (Yachats), Tilikum Crossing (Portland), Umpqua River Bridge (Reedsport), Union Street Railroad Bridge (Salem), Van Buren Street Bridge (Corvallis), Vista Bridge (Portland) and Yaquina Bay Bridge (Newport)

WASHINGTON

Amgen Helix Pedestrian Bridge (Seattle), Aurora Bridge (Seattle), Ballard Bridge (Seattle), Boston Street Bridge (Tumwater), Chehalis River Bridge (Aberdeen), Coweeman River Bridge (Kelso), Cowlitz River Bridge (Toledo), Deception Pass Bridge (Whidbey and Fidalgo Islands), East Twenty-First Street Bridge (Tacoma), Eleventh Street Bridge (Tacoma), Evergreen Point Floating Bridge (Seattle), First Street Bridge (Seattle), Fremont Bridge (Seattle), Home Bridge (Lakebay), Lacey V. Murrow and Homer M. Hadley Memorial Bridges (Seattle/Mercer Island/Bellevue), Magnolia Bridge (Seattle), Manette Bridge (Bremerton), Meeker Drive Bridge (Kalama), Meeker Street Bridge (Kent), Montlake Bridge (Seattle), Murray Morgan Bridge (Tacoma), Nisqually River Bridge (DuPont), Olympic Yashiro Friendship Bridge (Olympia), Purdy Bridge (Purdy), Rainbow Bridge (La Conner), Ship Canal Bridge (Seattle), Skagit River Bridge (Mount Vernon), South Fork Skykomish River Bridge (Skykomish), South Park Bridge (Seattle), Steamboat Slough Bridge (Marysville), Sultan River Bridge (Sultan), Tacoma Narrows Bridge (Tacoma), Tukwila Bridge (Tukwila), University Bridge (Seattle), Vancouver-Portland Bridge (Vancouver), Warren Avenue Bridge (Bremerton), West Seattle Bridge (Seattle),


*AVAILABLE FOR SALE* "Scaling The Turbulent Waters: Pacific Coast Bridges" Pacific Coast bridges symbolize a suspended engineering subjugation of hostile topography and inclement weather. Soaring as monumental arches above formerly impassible water bodies, these structurally tiered marvels have embedded themselves organically as creations of sculpture. This edition is a detailed photographic profile of elegance, ornamentation and detail design of 85 spans crossing the Pacific Ocean, coastal rivers, valleys and waterways within California, Oregon and Washington. The edition features accompanying dimensional information along with interesting and relevant historical anecdotes. The book’s intent is to display perspective detail, alternative views and pictorial examinations of the artistry and utilitarian construction. Despite the majesty of these enduring architectural icons, few bridge designers have achieved the renown as their urban creative peers. Oregon based engineer, Conde McCullough is championed with an essay entitled “Scaling Above the Currents With Elegance” tracing the trajectory of his life and professional career. McCullough is noteworthy for his completion of hundreds of design projects with twelve listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The most traveled of his bridges were completed between the 1919-1936, when he headed the bridge design division of the Oregon Department of Transportation. What set McCullough apart from his contemporaries was his insistence that aesthetics must accompany form and function. His art deco and modernist stylings have established his completed works as classics. Creating during an era when automobile predominance had not yet been established, many of his narrow dimension works have become impractical for contemporary traffic loads. The design elements make the inconvenience tolerable. Following a two-year sabbatical where he worked designing bridges for the Pan American Highway in Central America, McCullough abruptly retired completely from bridge design at the age of 49. The majority of his iconic Oregon projects are located along the Pacific Coast Highway. The bridge crossing Coos Bay, designed by his department, was renamed the Conde McCullough Memorial Bridge following his sudden death from a stroke in 1946 at the age of 58. The architectural development of the Pacific Coast can be credited to an established bridge network, particularly within Northern California, along the Oregon Coastline and Puget Sound. The remaining challenges involve proper maintenance to preserve these steadfast cathedrals of passage. SThe edition’s profiled bridges include: CALIFORNIA Benicia-Martinez Bridge (Benicia and Martinez), Blackpoint Bridge (Novato), Carquinez Strait Bridge and Alfred Zampa Memorial Bridge (Vallejo and Crockett), Colorado Street Bridge (Pasadena), Eel River Bridge (Rio Dell), Fernbridge (Ferndale), Golden Gate Bridge (San Francisco and Sausalito), Healdsburg Avenue Bridge (Healdsburg), Irwin Creek Bridge (San Rafael), Jennifer Street Bridge (San Luis Obispo), Loleta Railroad Trestle (Loleta), Mare Island Causeway Bridge (Vallejo), Mare Island/Napa River Bridge (Vallejo) Pickleweed Inlet Bridge (Mill Valley), Samoa Island Bridge (Eureka), San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge (San Francisco and Oakland), San Mateo-Hayward Bridge (Foster City and Hayward), South Fork Eel River Bridge (Benbow), South Fork Eel River Bridge (Garberville) and Vincent Thomas Bridge (San Pedro) OREGON Alsea Bridge (Waldport), Astoria-Megler Bridge (Astoria, Oregon and Megler, Washington), Big Creek Bridge (Heceta Head), Broadway Bridge (Portland), Bullards Bridge (Bandon), Cape Creek Bridge (Heceta), Caveman Bridge (Grants Pass), Conde McCullough Memorial Bridge (North Bend), Fremont Bridge (Portland), Hawthorne Bridge (Portland), Isaac Lee Patterson Bridge (Gold Beach to Wedderbum), Lake Oswego Railroad Bridge (Lake Oswego-Oak Grove), Marion Street Bridge (Salem), Marquam Bridge (Portland), Ross Island Bridge (Portland), Schooner Creek Bridge (Lincoln City) Spinreel Campground Overpass (Lakeside), Steel Bridge (Portland), St. Johns Bridge (Portland), Ten Mile Creek Bridge (Yachats), Tilikum Crossing (Portland), Umpqua River Bridge (Reedsport), Union Street Railroad Bridge (Salem), Van Buren Street Bridge (Corvallis), Vista Bridge (Portland) and Yaquina Bay Bridge (Newport) WASHINGTON Amgen Helix Pedestrian Bridge (Seattle), Aurora Bridge (Seattle), Ballard Bridge (Seattle), Boston Street Bridge (Tumwater), Chehalis River Bridge (Aberdeen), Coweeman River Bridge (Kelso), Cowlitz River Bridge (Toledo), Deception Pass Bridge (Whidbey and Fidalgo Islands), East Twenty-First Street Bridge (Tacoma), Eleventh Street Bridge (Tacoma), Evergreen Point Floating Bridge (Seattle), First Street Bridge (Seattle), Fremont Bridge (Seattle), Home Bridge (Lakebay), Lacey V. Murrow and Homer M. Hadley Memorial Bridges (Seattle/Mercer Island/Bellevue), Magnolia Bridge (Seattle), Manette Bridge (Bremerton), Meeker Drive Bridge (Kalama), Meeker Street Bridge (Kent), Montlake Bridge (Seattle), Murray Morgan Bridge (Tacoma), Nisqually River Bridge (DuPont), Olympic Yashiro Friendship Bridge (Olympia), Purdy Bridge (Purdy), Rainbow Bridge (La Conner), Ship Canal Bridge (Seattle), Skagit River Bridge (Mount Vernon), South Fork Skykomish River Bridge (Skykomish), South Park Bridge (Seattle), Steamboat Slough Bridge (Marysville), Sultan River Bridge (Sultan), Tacoma Narrows Bridge (Tacoma), Tukwila Bridge (Tukwila), University Bridge (Seattle), Vancouver-Portland Bridge (Vancouver), Warren Avenue Bridge (Bremerton), West Seattle Bridge (Seattle), Marquis Publishing is a publisher of paperback and electronic books. MARQUIS PUBLISHING California, USA 1 (707) 712-8062 marques@artsinamerica.com