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UP - Hood River Bridge

Hood River County, Oregon

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Union Pacific Railroad Bridge

from southeast

Photo taken by Michael Goff on January 10, 2009

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BH Photo #132309

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Overview
Warren through truss bridge over Hood River on Union Pacific Railroad in Hood River
Location
Hood River, Hood River County, Oregon
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1906
Builder
- American Bridge Co. of New York (Bridge Fabricator)
Railroad
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
Design
The Union Pacific Railroad Bridge at Hood River is a three spans bridge consisting of one standard Warren through truss with verticals and two plate girder approach spans. The bridge is of a standard style used by the railroads in the early twentieth century.
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 140.0 ft.
Total length: 275.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+45.70943, -121.50698   (decimal degrees)
45°42'34" N, 121°30'25" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
10/616211/5062848 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Hood River
Inventory number
BH 38507 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

6-panel truss (569)
American Bridge Co. (1,349)
Built 1906 (571)
Built during 1900s (6,717)
Have street view (25,079)
Hood River County, Oregon (22)
Hood River, Oregon (6)
Open (38,292)
Oregon (1,094)
Owned by railroad (10,923)
 Railroad (14,228)
Riveted (2,018)
Span length 125-175 feet (3,961)
Through truss (13,865)
Total length 250-500 feet (4,839)
Truss (30,973)
Union Pacific Railroad (2,136)
Warren through truss (1,537)
Warren truss (6,083)

Update Log 

  • October 21, 2014: New photos from Royce and Bobette Haley
  • April 3, 2013: New Street View added by Mike Goff
  • January 12, 2009: Added by Michael Goff

Sources 

  • Mike Goff - michael [dot] goff [at] hotmail [dot] com
  • Royce and Bobette Haley - roycehaley111 [at] yahoo [dot] com

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