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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, APRIL 15, 2016
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The Astoria Regional Airport is seen surrounded by
Youngs Bay and the Lewis and Clark River.
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Joshua Bessex/The Daily Astorian
Photos are shown on a wall of an exhibit about the construction of the Astoria Bridge at the Clatsop County Histor-
ical Society’s Heritage Museum.
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The Daily Astorian/File Photo
Workers lay the concrete deck on the north spans of the
Astoria Bridge 50 years ago.
Joshua Bessex/The Daily Astorian
John Anderson, a crane operator who worked on the As-
toria Bridge, speaks at a panel discussion held in the Fort
George Lovell Showroom on Wednesday.
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