Photos
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McCullough Bridge Photo taken by Michael Goff on March 20, 2008 |
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McCullough Bridge Photo taken by Michael Goff on March 20, 2008 |
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McCullough Bridge Photo taken by Michael Goff on March 20, 2008 |
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Conde B. McCullough Memorial Bridge - Information Plaque Photo taken by Michael Goff on March 20, 2008 |
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Conde B. McCullough Memorial Bridge - Dedication Plaque Photo taken by Michael Goff on March 20, 2008 |
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Perspective View From North Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Oblique View From Northwest Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Long View From Northwest Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Elevation From West Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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View Of Cantilever Spans From South Portal Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Interior View Of South Portal, Looking South Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Steelwork, Looking North From South Tower Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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View South From Similar Position As In Or-46-7 Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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View Of Main Cantilever Span From South Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Perspective View From Southwest Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Perspective View From Southwest Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Cantilever Span From Southeast Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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South Approach Span, Looking Southeast Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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View Of South Approach Span From South Abutment, Looking North Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Detail, Art Deco Motifs On Stairway At South Abutment Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Photo Copy Of Photograph (Location Of Original Print Unknown) C.1936, Photographer Unknown Historic View Of North Approach To Bridge Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Photo Copy Of Photograph (Location Of Original Print Unknown) C.1936, Photographer Unknown Historic View Of Bridge Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Oblique View From Northwest Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
Facts
- Overview
- Truss bridge over Coos Bay on US 101 in North Bend
- Location
- North Bend, Coos County, Oregon
- Status
- Open to traffic
- History
- Built 1936
- Builders
- - American Bridge Co. of New York
- Conde B. McCullough
- Dexter Smith
- Northwest Roads
- Raymond Archibald
- Virginia Bridge & Iron Co.
- Design
- Main spans: Cantilevered through trus
Approaches: Thirteen open-spandrel concrete arches
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 793.0 ft.
Total length: 5,323.0 ft.
Deck width: 27.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 16.9 ft.
- Recognition
- Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on August 5, 2005
- Also called
- Coos Bay Bridge
- Inventory numbers
- NRHP 05000817 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 29925 (Bridgehunter.com ID) - Inspection (as of 05/2007)
- 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: 45.5 (out of 100) - Average daily traffic (as of 2006)
- 15,000
Update Log
- April 19, 2009: Posted HAER photos
- July 30, 2008: New photos from Michael Goff
- July 14, 2008: Updated by Michael Goff
- June 12, 2008: Updated by Michael Goff
Sources
- Michael Goff - michael [dot] goff [at] odot [dot] state [dot] or [dot] us
- Conde B. McCullough Memorial Bridge HAER Webpage
- HAER OR-46 - Coos Bay Bridge, Spanning Coos Bay on Oregon Coast Highway, North Bend, Coos County, OR
Comments
A thing of beauty....Indeed!
Who could get ever get tired of looking at this bridge?
The Conde B. McCullough Bridge is named in honor of the lead engineer. There are a couple of reasons for this...
1.The McCullough Legacy:
C.B. McCullough was the state bridge engineer for Oregon from 1919 to 1935. Under his watch many of the key spans on Oregon early highways were designed and constructed. His philosophy to bridge design was to make the structure fit the site in which it was being built, have the bridge be cost effective, and finally he emphasized building structures that were pleasing to the eye.
McCullough assisted in pioneering different design and construction methods in concrete arch construction, along with building a solid reputation for the Oregon Highway Department. The legacy he left still lives in the design and maintenance of Oregon Bridges (with the notable acceptation of the interstate system). Oregon is one of the leaders in historic bridge preservation along with creating innovative and eye pleasing structures to replace aging structures.
2.Final Bridge:
The Coos Bay crossing was the last and largest bridge McCullough designed while the state bridge engineer. The bridge also completed the Oregon portion of the Pacific Coast Highway. He accepted a post in Central America designing bridges on the Pan-American Highway in 1935 and had to leave the Oregon Highway Department.
There is a great book written by Robert Hadlow called
"Elegant Arches, Soaring Spans"
It is a biography about Conde McCullough, and the bridges he worked on.
I am impressed with how well Oregon takes care of their historic bridges. Many are shown in this website as being primarily in awsome shape. My homestate chooses the cutting torch then pouring concrete later instead of saving historic bridges. What a shame.
What a beautiful structure - I love the Art Deco details included. How did the lead designer and the bridge happen to have the same name?