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Portland Traction - Clackamas River Bridge (Old)

Clackamas County, Oregon

Photo 

Photo taken from The Street Railway Journal - May 1893

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BH Photo #501885

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Clackamas River on Portland Railway, Light & Power Co.
Location
Gladstone, Clackamas County, Oregon
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1893; Removed 1908
Railroads
- Interurban
- Oregon Water Power & Railway Co. (OWP&R)
- Portland Railway, Light & Power Co. (PRL&P)
Design
Howe through truss
Dimensions
Total length: 260.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+45.37718, -122.59259   (decimal degrees)
45°22'38" N, 122°35'33" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
10/531898/5024932 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Gladstone
Inventory number
BH 71458 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (8,635)
Built 1893 (243)
Built during 1890s (3,217)
Clackamas County, Oregon (76)
Clackamas River (15)
Gladstone, Oregon (5)
Howe through truss (527)
Howe truss (657)
Interurban (1,012)
Lost (29,047)
Lost 1908 (59)
 Lost during 1900s (420)
Oregon (1,262)
Oregon Water Power & Railway Co. (3)
Owned by railroad (13,566)
Portland Railway, Light & Power Co. (13)
Railroad (16,518)
Replaced by new bridge (19,747)
Through truss (17,180)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,542)
Truss (35,926)

Update Log 

  • July 26, 2021: New photo from Dave King

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