Gorton Creek Bridge

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Gorton Creek Bridge

from northeast

Photo taken by Michael Goff on January 10, 2009

BH Photo #132305

In the Highway Commission biannual report of 1916-1917, it's stated that $2500.00 was budgeted to construct this bridge.

Overview: Slab bridge over Gorton Creek on Herman Creek Road (Historical Columbia River Highway )
Location: Hood River County, Oregon
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1919
Builders: - A.D. Kern (Contractor)
- Lewis W. Metzger (Engineer)
Design: The Gorton Creek Bridge is a three span reinforced concrete slab bridge. The design is typical of other L.W. Metzger bridges on the Historical Columbia River Highway.
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 20.0 ft.
Total length: 49.9 ft.
Deck width: 20.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +45.69028, -121.77250 (decimal degrees)
45°41'25" N, 121°46'21" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 10/595576/5060368 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Carson
Average daily traffic (as of 2010): 66
Inventory numbers: ORNBI 27C35 605 00352 (Oregon bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 38506 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of September 2018): Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 59.1 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Mike Goff - michael [dot] goff [at] hotmail [dot] com
Historic Highway Bridges of Oregon - Dwight A. Smith, James B. Norman & Pieter T. Dykman, Oregon Historical Society Press, 1989
Mike Garland - Rapier342 [at] comcast [dot] net