Wailoa Bridge, Spanning Wailoa River at Kamehameha Avenue, Hilo, Hawaii County, HI
Summary
Significance: Wailoa Bridge and Kamehameha Avenue originally served as the main traffic artery connecting Wainaku Sugar Mill and Kuhio Wharf. Presently, it serves as a major transportation link between Hilo and the rest of the island.
Survey number: HAER HI-4
Building/structure dates: 1937- 1938 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1975 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1960 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1993 Subsequent Work
Tags
vehicular bridges
pedestrian bridges
works progress administration
bridge construction
hawaii
wailoa
bridge
wailoa bridge
wailoa river
kamehameha
kamehameha avenue
hilo
hawaii county
transportation
concrete girder bridges
piles
reinforced concrete construction
william h chun
highways division hawaii department of transportation
historic american engineering record
augie salbosa
samuel spencer
e l wung
jean p yearby
photo
ultra high resolution
high resolution
library of congress
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Chun, William H
Salbosa, Augie
Yearby, Jean P
Location
hawaii
,
19.72835, -155.08749
Source
Library of Congress
Link
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html