Ellsworth Street Bridge

Photos

Photo taken by Michael Goff on January 29, 2010

BH Photo #156186

1090 ft bridge (4 main spans consisting of 200 ft Parker through trusses). Replaced an 1887 structure.

Overview: Parker through truss bridge over Willamette River on Eastbound US 20 in Albany
Location: Albany, Benton County, Oregon, and Linn County, Oregon
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1926; rehabilitated 1971
Builders: - Conde B. McCullough of Redfield, South Dakota (Bridge Engineer)
- Union Bridge Co. of Portland of Portland, Oregon
Design: Parker through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 200.1 ft.
Total length: 1,089.9 ft.
Deck width: 25.9 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.9 ft.
Recognition: Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Also called: Willamette River (Albany) Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +44.63889, -123.10639 (decimal degrees)
44°38'20" N, 123°06'23" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 10/491562/4942842 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Albany
Average daily traffic (as of 2017): 18,300
Inventory numbers: OR 01025D (Oregon Dept. of Transportation structure number)
BH 29847 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of January 2018): Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 46.1 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

January 23, 2020: New photos from Mike Goff
April 19, 2018: Updated by Richard Doody: Corrected date built, added info on configuration and previous bridge replaced
April 10, 2018: New photo from Richard Doody
April 9, 2018: New photos from Richard Doody
April 26, 2010: New Street View added by Michael Goff
February 24, 2010: New photos from Michael Goff
April 20, 2009: Posted HAER photos
October 21, 2008: Updated by Michael Goff

PNWR - Willamette River Bridge (Downstream) - Modern Lyons Street Bridge between structures
Van Buren Bridge (Upstream) - Modern Harrison Street Bridge between structures
Steel Bridge (Predecessor)

Mike Goff - michael [dot] goff [at] hotmail [dot] com
HAER OR-34 - Albany Bridge, Spanning Willamette River at U.S. Highway 20, Albany, Linn County, OR
Historic Highway Bridges of Oregon - Dwight A. Smith, James B. Norman & Pieter T. Dykman, Oregon Historical Society Press, 1989
Elegant Arches, Soaring Spans - Robert W. Hadlow, Oregon State University Press, 2001
Wikipedia - Ellsworth Street Bridge
Richard Doody