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C.B.R.L. - Smith River Crossing

Photo taken by Mike Goff in April 2012

Overview: Pony/through plate girder bridge over Smith River on Coos Bay Rail Link (C.B.R.L.)
Location: Reedsport, Douglas County, Oregon
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1914
Builder: - American Bridge Co. of New York (Steel Fabrication)
Design: A series of three long trestles seperated by small river islands with single pony plate girder spans on the middle and south channel crossings.
Crossing Configuration:
North Channel: 390-foot timber trestle
Middle Channel: 570-foot trestle with a single 60-foot pony plate girder span
South Channel: 580-foot trestle with a single 90-foot pony plate girder span
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 90.0 ft.
Total length: 3,070.0 ft. (0.6 mi.)
Also called: Smith River Railroad Bridge
Triple Trestles
Approximate latitude, longitude: +43.71449, -124.08818 (decimal degrees)
43°42'52" N, 124°05'17" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 10/412338/4840737 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Reedsport
Inventory number: BH 52215 (Bridgehunter.com ID)