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Carver Bridge

Clackamas County, Oregon
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Carver Bridge

Photo taken by Michael Goff in May 2010

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Overview
Parker through truss bridge over Clackamas River on South Springwater Road
Location
Carver, Clackamas County, Oregon
Status
Replaced by a new bridge in 2013
History
Built 1930; rehabilitated 1955, Replaced 2013
Builders
- Conde B. McCullough of Redfield, North Dakota (1930 - Bridge Engineer)
- P. Mervyn Stephenson (1955 - Bridge Engineer)
- Virginia Bridge & Iron Co. of Roanoke, Virginia (Steel Fabricator) [also known as Virginia Bridge Co.]
Design
Riveted, 9-panel Parker through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 180.0 ft.
Total length: 513.0 ft.
Deck width: 23.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 15.5 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Also called
Clackamas River Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+45.39278, -122.49722   (decimal degrees)
45°23'34" N, 122°29'50" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
10/539354/5026707 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Damascus
Inventory numbers
OR 01446 (Oregon Dept. of Transportation structure number)
BH 29863 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 10/2010)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 42.8 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2010)
6,450

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9-panel truss (128)
Built 1930 (1,585)
Built during 1930s (10,471)
Carver, Oregon (1)
Clackamas County, Oregon (59)
Clackamas River (14)
Conde B. McCullough (109)
Flared (406)
Functionally obsolete (7,925)
Have street view (21,752)
Lost (18,487)
Lost 2013 (247)
Lost during 2010s (1,926)
 NR-eligible (3,963)
Oregon (864)
Owned by county (18,758)
P. Mervyn Stephenson (7)
Parker through truss (1,155)
Parker truss (1,508)
Replaced by new bridge (12,227)
Span length 175-250 feet (1,796)
Through truss (12,834)
Total length 500-1000 feet (2,507)
Truss (29,331)
Virginia Bridge & Iron Co. (151)
Virginia Bridge Co. (43)

Update Log 

  • April 4, 2013: New Street View added by Mike Goff
  • August 13, 2012: New photos from Mike Goff
  • January 10, 2011: New photos from Michael Goff
  • March 2, 2009: New photos from Michael Goff
  • June 10, 2008: Updated by Michael Goff

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Carver Bridge
Posted June 4, 2015, by M.Goff (michael [dot] goff [at] hotmail [dot] com)

The project is scheduled to be completed this summer. The remaining work includes installation of a new water line on the bridge, paving and bridge surface treatment (Paint).

More information can be found at the following link...

http://www.carverbridge.com/

Carver Bridge
Posted June 3, 2015, by Gloria ODonnell (go2me2 [at] yahoo [dot] com)

When will this bridge be completed? It still has construction cones up and is collecting garbage.we use bridge daily and would like to know when it is suppose to be completed. I understood it was to be completed at least a year ago. Thank you for your prompt reply. Sincerely, Mr. and Mrs. ODonnell

Carver Bridge
Posted June 18, 2011, by Will (Bridgewright [at] ymail [dot] com)

http://djcoregon.com/news/2011/06/14/historic-bridge-in-clac...