Vernita Bridge

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Vernita Bridge
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Vernita Bridge
Coordinates46°38′32.97″N 119°43′58.09″W / 46.6424917°N 119.7328028°W / 46.6424917; -119.7328028Coordinates: 46°38′32.97″N 119°43′58.09″W / 46.6424917°N 119.7328028°W / 46.6424917; -119.7328028
Carries SR 24
CrossesColumbia River
Characteristics
DesignSteel truss concrete girder
Total length1,982 ft (604 m)[1]
History
Opened1965
Location

The Vernita Bridge is a bridge on Washington State Route 24 over the Columbia River between Grant County and Benton County, located approximately 10 miles (16 km) south of Desert Aire and Mattawa, Washington. The bridge is in the Hanford Reach National Monument near the Hanford Site.

Climate[]

The weather station near the Vernita Bridge is the location of the highest recorded July temperature in the state of Washington. This record was achieved when it reached 118 °F (48 °C), in 1928. This is also the site of the hottest April temperature in Washington, 103 °F (39 °C), in 1934. This is the only place in Washington where a temperature of above 100 °F (38 °C) has occurred in April. This happened two times: in 1926 and 1934.

Climate data for Wahluke, Washington
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 66
(19) 		69
(21) 		83
(28) 		103
(39) 		103
(39) 		110
(43) 		118
(48) 		112
(44) 		104
(40) 		94
(34) 		72
(22) 		74
(23) 		118
(48)
Average high °F (°C) 37.9
(3.3) 		45.5
(7.5) 		59.5
(15.3) 		70.2
(21.2) 		77.8
(25.4) 		84.8
(29.3) 		94.7
(34.8) 		92.6
(33.7) 		82.2
(27.9) 		68.9
(20.5) 		50.9
(10.5) 		40.7
(4.8) 		67.1
(19.5)
Average low °F (°C) 22.5
(−5.3) 		27.2
(−2.7) 		34.6
(1.4) 		41.4
(5.2) 		48.4
(9.1) 		55.1
(12.8) 		61.7
(16.5) 		59.8
(15.4) 		51.8
(11.0) 		42.3
(5.7) 		31.9
(−0.1) 		26.3
(−3.2) 		41.9
(5.5)
Record low °F (°C) −20
(−29) 		−15
(−26) 		11
(−12) 		19
(−7) 		29
(−2) 		33
(1) 		41
(5) 		36
(2) 		20
(−7) 		16
(−9) 		7
(−14) 		−21
(−29) 		−21
(−29)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 0.85
(22) 		0.73
(19) 		0.39
(9.9) 		0.36
(9.1) 		0.43
(11) 		0.51
(13) 		0.20
(5.1) 		0.23
(5.8) 		0.36
(9.1) 		0.59
(15) 		1.03
(26) 		0.29
(7.4) 		5.97
(152.4)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 4.9
(12) 		3.0
(7.6) 		trace 0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		1.4
(3.6) 		3.3
(8.4) 		16.0
(41)
Source: [2]

References[]

  1. ^ "SR-24 Bridge List" (PDF). Washington State Department of Transportation. June 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
  2. ^ "WAHLUKE, WASHINGTON (458903)". Western Regional Climate Center. Retrieved June 10, 2016.

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