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Elk Creek Fourth Crossing

Photo Courtesy of Oregon Department of Transportation

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Elk Creek Fourth Crossing

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Elk Creek Fourth Crossing

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New Bridge Construction Around Old Bridge

Photo taken by Michael Goff on February 29, 2008

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Elk Creek Bridge No. 4

Photo taken by Michael Goff on February 29, 2008

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During Rapid Replacement

the work was completed in one weekend, Old deck truss span on the left, new concrete span on right

Photo Courtesy of the Oregon Department of Transportation

Overview: Lost 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 (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 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

Michael Goff - michael [dot] goff [at] odot [dot] state [dot] or [dot] us
Oregon 38 Bridge Replacement Project - Information about the replacement project