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New Bridge Construction Around Old Bridge

Photo taken by Michael Goff on February 29, 2008

Overview: Lost Warren deck truss bridge over Elk Creek on OR 38
Location: Douglas County, Oregon
Status: Replaced by new bridge in 2008
History: Built 1931
Builders: - C.A. Catching (Contractor)
- Conde B. McCullough of Redfield, North Dakota (Bridge Engineer)
Design: Warren deck truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 100.0 ft.
Total length: 240.0 ft.
Deck width: 24.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +43.65652, -123.50655 (decimal degrees)
43°39'23" N, 123°30'24" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 10/459154/4833848 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Sutherlin
Inventory numbers: OR 01406 (Oregon Dept. of Transportation structure number)
BH 29949 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 08/2007): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 39.2 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2006): 3,400

Elk Creek Bridge No. 3 (Downstream) - Replaced
Roaring Camp Covered Bridge (Upstream) - Removed - Modern Brush Creek Road Bridge between structures

Mike Goff - michael [dot] goff [at] hotmail [dot] com
Oregon 38 Bridge Replacement Project - Information about the replacement project
Elegant Arches, Soaring Spans - Robert W. Hadlow, Oregon State University Press, 2001