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McMillin Bridge
Pierce County’s historic McMillin Bridge. (PHOTO COURTESY HISTORIC AMERICAN ENGINEERING RECORD / NATIONAL PARK SERVICE)
Top Stories 2014: #7 — Future plans for...
By Todd Matthews • December 22, 2014 11:23 am

The Tacoma Daily Index is looking back at the 10 most popular and most read articles among visitors to our…

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Pierce County's historic McMillin Bridge. (FILE PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
Historic McMillin Bridge: Preservationists, WSDOT plan future for...
By Todd Matthews • November 5, 2014 3:02 pm

It wasn’t that long ago that a wrecking ball loomed over the McMillin Bridge near Orting. Fast-forward to today, and…

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Pierce County’s historic McMillin Bridge. (PHOTOS COURTESY HISTORIC AMERICAN ENGINEERING RECORD / NATIONAL PARK SERVICE)
WSDOT halts plan to tear down historic McMillin...
By Todd Matthews • July 18, 2013 5:05 pm

The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) announced this week it has backed off on a plan to demolish the…

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The concrete McMillin Bridge has a long history in Pierce County. Built in 1934, it is an important section of State Route 162 that connects Orting to Sumner. The bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and was designed by Homer M. Hadley, whose work contributed to bridges spanning rivers, lakes and creeks throughout Washington State. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
McMillin Bridge added to Pierce County historic register
By Todd Matthews • June 19, 2013 11:15 am

Pierce County Council approved an ordinance Tuesday to place the 79-year-old McMillin Bridge on the county’s register of historic places.

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The concrete McMillin Bridge has a long history in Pierce County. Built in 1934, it is an important section of State Route 162 that connects Orting to Sumner. The bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and was designed by Homer M. Hadley, whose work contributed to bridges spanning rivers, lakes and creeks throughout Washington State. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
McMillin Bridge historic nomination reaches Pierce County Council
By Todd Matthews • May 20, 2013 9:56 am

Pierce County Council is scheduled Tuesday to consider a proposed ordinance that would place the 79-year-old McMillin Bridge on the…

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The concrete McMillin Bridge has a long history in Pierce County. Built in 1934, it is an important section of State Route 162 that connects Orting to Sumner. The bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and was designed by Homer M. Hadley, whose work contributed to bridges spanning rivers, lakes and creeks throughout Washington State. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
Pierce County Council committee OKs historic McMillin Bridge...
By Todd Matthews • May 7, 2013 10:33 am

A Pierce County Council committee Monday approved a recommendation to place the 79-year-old McMillin Bridge on the county’s register of…

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The concrete McMillin Bridge has a long history in Pierce County. Built in 1934, it is an important section of State Route 162 that connects Orting to Sumner. The bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and was designed by Homer M. Hadley, whose work contributed to bridges spanning rivers, lakes and creeks throughout Washington State. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
Pierce County Council committee to consider historic McMillin...
By Todd Matthews • May 2, 2013 1:06 pm

A Pierce County Council committee is scheduled to meet next week to discuss a proposed ordinance to place the 79-year-old…

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Pierce County’s historic McMillin Bridge. (PHOTO COURTESY HISTORIC AMERICAN ENGINEERING RECORD / NATIONAL PARK SERVICE)
Pierce County Commission OKs landmark nomination for historic...
By Todd Matthews • February 21, 2013 10:20 am

The Pierce County Landmarks and Historic Preservation Commission voted Tuesday to nominate the 79-year-old McMillin Bridge to the county’s register…

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Pierce County's historic McMillin Bridge. (PHOTO COURTESY HISTORIC AMERICAN ENGINEERING RECORD / NATIONAL PARK SERVICE)
Public hearing scheduled for McMillin Bridge historic landmark...
By Todd Matthews • January 15, 2013 10:49 am

The Pierce County Landmarks and Historic Preservation Commission is scheduled next month to review a nomination to place the 79-year-old…

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The McMillin Bridge's concrete trusses are monumental in scale and allow pedestrians to walk through them. "There's almost a cathedral-like experience when you walk through those trusses," says Chis Moore of the Washington Trust for Historic Preservation. "There is an architectural element to the McMillin Bridge that is missing in other bridges. It doesn't have the ‘Erector Set' look that steel bridges have. It has this cloistered effect when you walk under those sculptured trusses." (PHOTOS COURTESY HISTORIC AMERICAN ENGINEERING RECORD / NATIONAL PARK SERVICE)
Year In Review: Saving McMillin Bridge
By Todd Matthews • December 17, 2012 10:00 am

In November, the Washington Trust for Historic Preservation submitted a nomination to the Pierce County Landmarks and Historic Preservation Commission…

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