Youngs Bay

The bay is named for the Youngs River, which was discovered in 1792 by William Robert Broughton of the Vancouver Expedition.

The river was named for Admiral Sir George Young of the Royal Navy.

Built in 1896 for the Astoria and Columbia River Railway Company, it was later transferred to the Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway, and finally to Burlington Northern Railroad.

The bay can be seen rising and falling significantly with the tides created where the bay meets the Columbia River, which meets the Pacific Ocean approximately 10 miles (16 km) to the west.

This Clatsop County, Oregon state location article is a stub.

View of the "new" Youngs Bay Bridge from the remains of the sidewheeler T. J. Potter on the northeast shore of Youngs Bay.
A long bridge crosses a huge river flowing into a vast body of water under a blue sky. The bridge begins in a settlement with streets, buildings, and wharfs along the river and extends out of sight toward a low hill on the far shore. The first part of the bridge has a superstructure and is high above the water but then the bridge gradually descends and continues out of sight not so far above the water.
Youngs Bay, seen in the distant left, past Astoria, Oregon ; where it meets the Columbia River.