Elk Creek Bridge No. 4

Photos

New Bridge Construction Around Old Bridge

Photo taken by Michael Goff on February 29, 2008

BH Photo #134757

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, South 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)
Quadrangle map:: Elkton
Inventory numbers: OR 01406 (Oregon Dept. of Transportation structure number)
BH 29949 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Elk Creek Bridge No. 3 (Downstream) - Replaced
Roaring Camp Covered Bridge 37-10-11x (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