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C.B.R.L. - Coos Bay Bridge

Coos County, Oregon
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Coos Bay Railroad Bridge

From the McCullough Bridge

Photo taken by Michael Goff in August 2010

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Overview
Swing through truss bridge over Coos Bay on the Coos Bay Rail Link (C.B.R.L.) in North Bend
Location
North Bend, Coos County, Oregon
Status
Open to traffic
Future prospects
The Coos Bay rail line closed in September 2007. The Port of Coos Bay purchased the line and after structure and tunnel work reopened the line to the North Spit area north of North Bend in 2011 as the Coos Bay Rail Link.
History
Built 1914
Builder
- American Bridge Co. of New York (Steel Fabricator)
Design
The Coos Bay bridge includes two timber approaches. The north approach is 315 feet and the south approach is 555 feet. In between are 12 steel trusses totaling 2,168 feet, with the mammoth swing span adding another 458 feet in total bridge length.
(Railway Track and Structures, Sept, 2004)
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 458.0 ft.
Total length: 3,055.0 ft. (0.6 mi.)
Also called
Coos Bay Railroad Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.42679, -124.23589   (decimal degrees)
43°25'36" N, 124°14'09" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
10/399964/4808952 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
North Bend
Inventory number
BH 46015 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

7-panel truss (247)
American Bridge Co. (449)
Built 1914 (532)
Built during 1910s (6,729)
Coos Bay (8)
Coos Bay Rail Link (21)
Coos County, Oregon (17)
Have street view (9,883)
Movable (1,355)
Navigable waterway (1,448)
North Bend, Oregon (2)
Open (28,302)
 Oregon (689)
Preserved (652)
Railroad (4,068)
Riveted (1,011)
Southern Pacific Railroad (150)
Span length 250-500 feet (863)
Swing (534)
Through truss (9,205)
Total length over 2500 feet (587)
Truss (23,565)
Warren through truss (925)
Warren truss (3,956)

Update Log 

  • March 8, 2013: Updated by James Baughn: Bridge is open to rail traffic
  • November 21, 2011: New photos from Michael Goff
  • February 17, 2011: New Street View added by Michael Goff
  • August 31, 2010: Added by Michael Goff

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C.O.R.P. - Coos Bay Bridge
Posted October 15, 2010, by Todd (todd_ken [at] msn [dot] com)

10/2010: Update information regarding this bridge. The bridge has since been purchased by the Port of Coos Bay as well as a large portion of the former CORP/former Southern Pacific Railroad line from Coos Bay to Eugene. The bridge is open and the Port of Coos Bay is reporting that the line will be reopened in the next several months. It should be noted that many souces have stated that this is the largest swing span bridge that is still in operation in North America.