Concrete, Washington
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Welcome sign chainsaw-carved from cedar logs greets visitors to Concrete, Washington
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 Location of Concrete, Washington |
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| Coordinates: 48°32′21″N 121°44′50″W / 48.53917°N 121.74722°WCoordinates: 48°32′21″N 121°44′50″W / 48.53917°N 121.74722°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| County | Skagit |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.24 sq mi (3.21 km2) |
| • Land | 1.22 sq mi (3.16 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2) |
| Elevation | 276 ft (84 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 705 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 716 |
| • Density | 577.9/sq mi (223.1/km2) |
| Time zone | Pacific (PST) (UTC−8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC−7) |
| ZIP code | 98237 |
| Area code(s) | 360 |
| FIPS code | 53-14380 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1518004 |
| Highways |
 SR 20
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| Website | Town of Concrete |
Concrete is a town in north-central Skagit County, Washington, United States. The population was 732 at the 2010 census. The town of Concrete is included in the Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The town of Concrete has undergone several incarnations, the earliest being a settlement at the northwestern junction of the Baker and Skagit Rivers, known as "Minnehaha." Amasa "Peg-Leg" Everett was one of the earliest settlers and in 1890, the townsite was platted by another settler, Magnus Miller. Shortly thereafter, a post office was established and the town name changed to "Baker." In 1905, a settlement across the Baker River came into being due to the building of the Washington Portland Cement Company and was named "Cement City." After the Superior Portland Cement Company plant was built in Baker in 1908, it was decided to merge the two towns. Inhabitants of the new community settled on the name "Concrete" and the town was so christened and officially incorporated on May 8, 1909.
The town of Concrete is home to many old and original buildings, as well as a couple of engineering milestones:
Built in 1916–1918 and so named for the Scottish immigrant, local settler, and Skagit County Commissioner who promoted its construction. The naming occurred after Henry Thompson was killed by a logging train in 1918. At the time, its graceful arch was the longest single-span reinforced concrete bridge in the world or perhaps just in the West and has been listed on the Washington State and National Historic Register since 1976. Until 1972, when the Washington State Department of Transportation re-routed Highway 20 (then known as Star Route 20) outside the town, the Thompson Bridge was the only connecting thoroughfare across the Baker River and into eastern Skagit County.
The bridge was originally designed by Bowerman and McCloy Consulting Engineers of Seattle, and built by J.R. Wood Contractors also of Seattle. It underwent a complete rehabilitation in 2003-2004. The engineer for the rehabilitation was Entranco, Inc. of Bellevue, Washington (who has since been acquired by AECOM) and the contractor for the rehabilitation was One Way Construction of Sedro-Woolley, Washington.
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