Blue Bridge (Washington)

Blue Bridge
Coordinates	46°13′29.92″N 119°8′8.52″W / 46.2249778°N 119.1357000°W / 46.2249778; -119.1357000
Carries	Four lanes of US 395
Crosses	Columbia River
Locale	Kennewick-Pasco, Washington
Official name	Pioneer Memorial Bridge
Maintained by	Washington State Dept. of Transportation
Characteristics
Design	Through arch shaped Truss bridge
Material	Concrete/steel
Total length	2,520 ft (768.1 m)[1]
Width	63 ft (19.2 m)[2]
History
Construction start	September 19, 1951
Opened	July 30, 1954
Pioneer Memorial Bridge – Blue Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Nearest city	Kennewick, Washington
Built	1954 (1954)
Built by	PJ Jarvis, Inc.; Cascade Construction Company; Robert W. Austin Company
MPS	Bridges and Tunnels Built in Washington State, 1951-1960
NRHP reference No.	02000241
Added to NRHP	February 7, 2002
Location

The Blue Bridge (officially named the Pioneer Memorial Bridge)^[1] is a four-lane arch-truss bridge connecting Pasco, Washington to Kennewick, Washington. U.S. Route 395 crosses the Columbia River via this bridge. The name comes from the blue paint used on the truss superstructure, with white paint on the suspension beams. The bridge was painted green at time of construction (green being the state color of Washington).^[1] It is one of three bridges connecting Pasco to the other members of the Tri-Cities of Washington (Kennewick and Richland), along with the Cable Bridge to the east and the Interstate 182 Bridge from Richland to the northwest.