Glenn S. Paxson

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Glenn S. Paxson (1893-1973) was the Oregon State Bridge Engineer from 1936 until 1955. During the tenure of Paxson the highway system focus shifted from a two lane route system to the multi-lane interstate system known today.

Paxson inherited the position of State Bridge Engineer from Conde McCullough and oversaw the construction of the five large coastal bridges designed under McCullough. Under Paxson, the Oregon State Highway Department also built some of the last depression era bridges of aesthetic grace and also some of the modern structures on the Interstate System.

- Engineer, Ben Harrison Mining Co. in Granite, Oregon (1916)

- Quarry Superintendent, Sam McVey (1917)

- Resident Engineer, Oregon Highway Department (1920-1922)

- Assistant State Bridge Engineer, Oregon Highway Department (1922-1935)

- State Bridge Engineer, Oregon Highway Department (1935-1955)

- Assistant State Highway Engineer, Oregon Highway Department (1955-1962)

Applegate River Bridge (Josephine County, Oregon)
Bridge Engineer, 1935
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Applegate River on OR 238 in Murphy
Replaced by a steel plate girder bridge in 2004

Bunker Hill Overcrossing (Coos County, Oregon)
Bridge Engineer, 1938
Concrete tee beam bridge over Coos Bay Rail Link (C.B.R.L.) on Coos River Highway
Open to traffic

Cascadia Park Bridge (Linn County, Oregon)
1951 - Bridge Engineer, 1928
Timber Howe deck truss bridge over South Santiam River on Cascadia Drive
Open to traffic

Chandler Bridge (Coos County, Oregon)
Bridge Engineer, 1952
Vertical lift bridge over Coos River on Coos River Highway
Open to traffic

Columbia Slough Bridge (Multnomah County, Oregon)
Bridge Engineer - 1951 Widening, 1916
Deck plate girder bridge over Columbia Slough on OR 99E (MLK Jr. Blvd)
Open to traffic

Depot Street Bridge (Jackson County, Oregon)
Bridge Engineer, 1950
Parker through truss bridge over Rogue River on Depot Street in Rogue River
Replaced by the 2006 Depot Street Bridge

Deschutes River Bridge (Wasco County, Oregon)
State Bridge Engineer, 1955
Girder bridge over Deschutes River on OR-206
Open to traffic

Devils Lake Fork Bridge (Tillamook County, Oregon)
Bridge Engineer, 1940
Steel stringer bridge over Devils Lake Fork on OR 6
Open to traffic

Dodge Bridge (Jackson County, Oregon)
Bridge Engineer, 1953
Parker through truss bridge over Rogue River on OR 234
Open to traffic

Goose Rock Bridge (Grant County, Oregon)
Bridge Engineer, 1941
Stringer bridge over John Day River on OR 19
Replaced by a pre-cast concrete slab bridge in 2009.

I-5 - Marquam Bridge (Multnomah County, Oregon)
Assistant State Highway Engineer, 1966
Cantilevered Warren deck truss bridge over Willamette River on I-5 in Portland
Open to traffic

I-5 - Santiam River Bridge (Marion County, Oregon)
1946 - Bridge Engineer, 1946
Lost pair of steel arch bridges over Santiam River on Interstate 5
Replaced by new bridge

I-5 - Shady Bridges (Douglas County, Oregon)
Bridge Engineer - Northbound, 1955
Lost pair of Warren deck truss bridges over South Umpqua River I-5 in Green
Replaced by a concrete box girder bridge in 2009

I-5 - Veterans Bridge (Douglas County, Oregon)
Bridge Engineer, 1955
Pair of Warren deck truss bridges over South Umpqua River on I-5 in Roseburg
Open to traffic

I-84 - Sandy River Bridge (Eastbound) (Multnomah County, Oregon)
Bridge Engineer, 1949
Girder bridge over Sandy River on I-84 EB
Replaced by a new bridge

Indian Creek Bridge (Grant County, Oregon)
Bridge Engineer, 1939
Stringer bridge over Indian Creek on US 26
Open to traffic

Jasper Bridge (Lane County, Oregon)
Bridge Engineer, 1952
Parker through truss bridge over Willamette River on HWY 222
Open to traffic

John Day River Bridge (Grant County, Oregon)
Bridge Engineer, 1939
Concrete stringer bridge over John Day River on US 26
Open to traffic

Little Nestucca River Bridge (Tillamook County, Oregon)
Bridge Engineer, 1951
Parker through truss bridge over Little Nestucca River on OR 130
Open to traffic

Little Nestucca River Bridge (Tillamook County, Oregon)
Bridge Engineer, 1952
Parker through truss bridge over Little Nestucca on OR 130
Open to traffic

Little Nestucca River Bridge (Tillamook County, Oregon)
Bridge Engineer, 1951
Parker through truss bridge over Little Nestucca River on OR 130
Open to traffic

Little North Fork Santiam River Bridge (Marion County, Oregon)
Bridge Engineer, 1952
Concrete arch bridge over Little North Fork Santiam River on OR 22
Open to traffic

Main Street Bridge (Linn County, Oregon)
Bridge Engineer, 1939
Lost Polygonal Warren pony truss bridge over Thomas Creek on Main Street in Scio
Replaced in 2007 by a concrete girder bridge.

Marion Street Bridge (Marion County, Oregon)
Bridge Engineer, 1953
Deck plate girder bridge over Willamette River on OR 22 Westbound in Salem
Open to traffic

Mill Creek Bridge (Wasco County, Oregon)
Bridge Engineer, 1948
Cantilevered Warren deck truss bridge over Mill Creek on US 26
Open to traffic

Mill Creek Bridge (Douglas County, Oregon)
Bridge Engineer, 1947
Lost Timber arch bridge over Mill Creek on Loon Lake Rd
Replaced by new bridge

Monitor-Mckee Road Bridge (Marion County, Oregon)
State Bridge Engineer, 1950
Parker through truss bridge over Pudding River on Monitor-Mckee Road
Open to traffic

Neahkahnie Mountain Bridge (Tillamook County, Oregon)
Engineer, 1937
Girder bridge over Neahkahnie Mountain Chasm on US 101
Open to traffic

Necarney Creek Bridge (Tillamook County, Oregon)
Engineer, 1937
Steel stringer bridge over Necarney Creek on US 101
Open to traffic

Nehalem River Bridge (Clatsop County, Oregon)
Built 1939
Concrete arch bridge over Nehalem River on US 26
Open to traffic

Nehalem River Bridge (Columbia County, Oregon)
State Bridge Engineer, 1938
Parker through truss bridge over Nehalem River on OR 47 in Vernonia
Open to traffic

North Fork Alsea River Bridge (Benton County, Oregon)
Bridge Engineer, 1937
Polygonal Warren pony truss bridge over North Fork Alsea River on HWY 201
Open to traffic

North Fork Quartz Creek Bridge (Clatsop County, Oregon)
State Bridge Engineer, 1939
Steel stringer bridge over North Fork Quartz Creek on U.S. 26
Open to traffic

Nyssa Undercrossing (Malheur County, Oregon)
Bridge Engineer, 1941
Steel stringer bridge over U.S. 20 & 26 on Union Pacific Railroad
Open to traffic

Picture Gorge Bridge (Grant County, Oregon)
Bridge Engineer, 1941
Concrete stringer bridge over Rock Creek on OR 19
Open to traffic

Pudding River Bridge (Clackamas County, Oregon)
Bridge Engineer, 1947
Steel tied arch bridge over Pudding River on OR-99E
Open to traffic

Rinehart Creek Bridge (Curry County, Oregon)
Bridge Engineer, 1954
Warren deck truss bridge over Rinehart Creek on US 101
Open to traffic

Sardine Creek Bridge (Jackson County, Oregon)
Bridge Engineer, 1938
Concrete deck girder bridge over Sardine Creek on OR 99
Open to traffic

Sauvie Island Bridge (Multnomah County, Oregon)
State Bridge Engineer, 1948
Lost Parker through truss bridge over Multnomah Channel on FAS A668 in Portland
Replaced by a new bridge in June 2008

Scotts Mills Road Bridge (Marion County, Oregon)
Built 1947
Polygonal Warren pony truss bridge over Butte Creek on Scotts Mills Road in Scotts Mills
Open to traffic

Sheridan Bridge (Yamhill County, Oregon)
Bridge Engineer, 1939
Parker through truss bridge over South Yamhill River on Bridge Street in Sheridan
Open to traffic

Soda Fork Bridge (Linn County, Oregon)
Bridge Engineer, 1936
Concrete deck girder bridge over Soda Fork on U.S. 20
Open to traffic

South Umpqua River Bridge (Douglas County, Oregon)
Bridge Engineer, 1939
Lost continuous Warren through truss bridge over South Umpqua River on CR 387 in Dillard
Built in 1939, Replaced by new bridge in 2000

Sprague River Bridge I (Klamath County, Oregon)
Bridge Engineer, 1944
Bridge over Sprague River on Sprague River Highway in Sprague River
Replaced by a pre-cast concrete girder bridge in 2008

Sprague River Bridge II (Klamath County, Oregon)
Bridge Engineer, 1944
Concrete deck girder bridge over Sprague River on Sprague River Highway
Replaced by a pre-cast girder bridge in 2008.

Spring Creek Bridge (Klamath County, Oregon)
Bridge Engineer, 1948
Concrete tee beam bridge over Spring Creek on US 97
Replaced by the New Spring Creek Bridge in 2005

Trask River Bridge (Tillamook County, Oregon)
Bridge Engineer, 1948
Polygonal Warren pony truss bridge over Trask River on OR 131 in Tillamook
Open to traffic

Umatilla River Bridge (Umatilla County, Oregon)
1950 Bridge Engineer, 1925
Concrete arch bridge over Umatilla River on US 730 in Umatilla
Open to traffic

Whiteson Bridge (Yamhill County, Oregon)
Bridge Engineer, 1938
Lost Steel stringer bridge over South Yamhill River on OR 99W
Replaced by pre-cast girder bridge in 2002

Wilson River Bridge (Tillamook County, Oregon)
Bridge Engineer, 1951
Concrete arch bridge over Wilson River on OR 6
Open to traffic

Wilson River Bridge (Tillamook County, Oregon)
Bridge Engineer, 1939
Steel girder bridge over Wilson River on OR 6
Open to traffic