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Carver Bridge

Photo taken by Michael Goff in May 2010

Overview: Parker through truss bridge over Clackamas River on South Springwater Road
Location: Carver, Clackamas County, Oregon
Status: Open to traffic
Future prospects: Clackamas County is currently exploring replacing the Carver Bridge
History: Built 1930; rehabilitated 1955
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)
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)
USGS topographic 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

Park Place Bridge (Downstream) - Modern I-205 Bridge and U.P.R.R. Bridge between structures
Barton Bridge (Upstream)

Mike Goff - michael [dot] goff [at] hotmail [dot] com
Carver Bridge Replacment Project: - Information about the future replacement of the Carver Bridge

Carver Bridge

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