Tuesday, January 6, 2015

Salem Government #8: Department of Transportation Building

355 Capitol Street NE

IMG_3317 Department of Transportation Building in Salem, Oregon on September 4, 2006
Department of Transportation Building on September 4, 2006

Originally called the State Highway Building, the Department of Transportation Building was completed in 1951 at a cost of over $2,000,000. It measures 236 feet long, 145 feet wide and 71 feet high with a gross area of 145,298 square feet. The exterior is made of white Vermont marble and bronze to match the Capitol and the Public Service Building. The main lobby is paneled in Colorado "Colorosa" marble with a luminous plastic ceiling.

IMG_3320 Oregon Capitol Fountain in front of the Department of Transportation Building in Salem, Oregon on September 4, 2006
Department of Transportation Building on September 4, 2006

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