Photos
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Patterson Bridge Photo taken by Michael Goff on March 20, 2008 |
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Issac Lee Patterson Bridge from Northeast Photo taken by Michael Goff on March 20, 2008 |
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Patterson Bridge Photo taken by Michael Goff on March 20, 2008 |
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Rail Detail Photo taken by Michael Goff on March 20, 2008 |
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Dedication Plaque Photo taken by Michael Goff on March 20, 2008 |
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Re-Dedication Plaque Photo taken by Michael Goff on March 20, 2008 |
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Issac Lee Patterson Bridge from US 101 north of Gold Beach Photo taken by Michael Goff on August 2, 2009 |
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Issac Lee Patterson Bridge from the northwest Photo taken by Michael Goff on August 2, 2009 |
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North Approach Spans Photo taken by Michael Goff on August 2, 2009 |
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Issac Lee Patterson Bridge from the northwest Photo taken by Michael Goff on August 2, 2009 |
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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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General View From Northeast Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Perspective View From Northwest Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Detail, Pier And Colonnade, South End Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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View Of Southernmost Arch From South Abutment Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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General View From Southwest Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Below-Deck View From Southwest Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Perspective View From Southeast Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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General View From South Abutment Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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South Portal, Looking North Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Obelisk From Southeast Abutment Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Obelisk From Southeast Abutment Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Railing Detail, Looking Southwest Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Sunset At Bridge Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Photo Copy Of Photograph (Location Of Original Print Unknown) C.1932, Photographer Unknown Historic View Of Bridge Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Photo Copy Of Photograph (Location Of Original Print Unknown) C.1932, Photographer Unknown Historic View Of Cartouche Detail At Center Of Arch Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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View Of Southernmost Arch From South Abutment Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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General View From Southwest 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
- Concrete arch bridge over Rogue River on US 101 in Gold Beach
- Location
- Gold Beach, Curry County, Oregon
- Status
- Open to traffic
- History
- Built 1930
- Builders
- - Conde B. McCullough (Bridge Engineer)
- Mercer-Fraser Co. (Contractor)
- Design
- Located near Gold Beach, the bridge consists of seven reinforced concrete deck arches. It was the first structure in the US constructed with the Freyssinet method of arch ring decentering and stress control, named after its French inventor. The American Society of Civil Engineers designated the bridge a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark in 1982. The success of the bridge led to the widespread use of prestressing techniques in concrete construction. The structure is dedicated to Isaac Lee Patterson, the Oregon governor who promoted its construction.
(ODOT Coastal Bridge Brochure "Spanning Oregon's Coast") - Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 230.0 ft.
Total length: 1,898.1 ft.
Deck width: 25.0 ft.
- Recognition
- Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
- Also called
- Wedderburn Bridge
Rogue River Bridge - Approximate latitude, longitude
- +42.42730, -124.41334 (decimal degrees)
42°25'38" N, 124°24'48" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 10/383735/4698188 (zone/easting/northing)
- USGS topographic map
- Collier Butte
- Inventory numbers
- NRHP 05000814 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 29937 (Bridgehunter.com ID) - Inspection (as of 04/2007)
- Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 37.4 (out of 100) - Average daily traffic (as of 2007)
- 6,969
Update Log
- August 4, 2009: New photos from Michael Goff
- December 15, 2008: New photos from Michael Goff
- November 23, 2008: Corrected GPS coordinates
- August 7, 2008: Updated by Michael Goff
- July 14, 2008: Updated by Michael Goff
- June 12, 2008: Updated by Michael Goff
- June 11, 2008: Updated by Michael Goff
Sources
- Michael Goff - michael [dot] goff [at] odot [dot] state [dot] or [dot] us
- HAER- Patterson Bridge Page - Good Drawings of Pre-Compression Method
- HAER OR-38 - Bridge at Mouth of Rogue River, Spanning Rogue River on Oregon Coast Highway, Gold Beach, Curry County, OR