I-5 - Veterans Bridge

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Veterans Bridge

Photo taken by Michael Goff on June 27, 2010

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Overview

Pair of Warren deck truss bridges over South Umpqua River on I-5 in Roseburg

Location

Roseburg, Douglas County, Oregon

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1955; Widend 1976

Builders

- Glenn S. Paxson (Bridge Engineer)
- Theodore C. Roake (Design Engineer)
- United States Steel Corp. (Truss Fabricator)
- Walter J. Hart (Bridge Engineer - 1976 Widening)

Design

Warren deck truss

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 142.1 ft.
Total length: 713.9 ft.
Deck width: 44.6 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 100.0 ft.

Also called

South Umpqua River Bridge

Approximate latitude, longitude

+43.21917, -123.35778   (decimal degrees)
43°13'09" N, 123°21'28" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

10/470941/4785215 (zone/easting/northing)

USGS topographic map

Roseburg East

Inventory numbers

OR 07404 (Oregon Dept. of Transportation structure number)
BH 29960 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection (as of 07/2011)

Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 94.9 (out of 100)

Average daily traffic (as of 2010)

22,978

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Update Log 

• February 19, 2013: New photo from Mike Goff
• June 28, 2010: New photos from Michael Goff
• April 20, 2010: New Street View added by Michael Goff
• March 17, 2009: New photos from Michael Goff

Related Bridges 

• Stewart Park Bridge (Downstream)
• I-5 - Shady Bridges (Upstream) - Replaced - Two modern bridges between structures

Sources 

• Mike Goff - michael [dot] goff [at] hotmail [dot] com

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