For a considerable distance between Rainier and Clatskanie the Columbia
River Highway follows Beaver Creek, crossing the creek in many places.
To replace a number of temporary wooden structures and to provide
bridges at every crossing, the highway department in 1917 and 1918
constructed nine reinforced concrete bridges across this stream. The
spans of these structures vary from thirty to 105 feet, there being one
thirty-foot, one fifty-foot, two sixty-foot, four seventy-foot and one
105-foot spans in all.
The thirty-foot span structure was built by L. O. Herrold of Salem, on a
cost plus ten per cent basis and cost $3,600.00.
The other eight structures were built by L. O. Herrold of Salem, on a
unit price basis, the cost of the eight being $32,000.00.