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B.N.S.F. - Crooked River Bridge

Jefferson County, Oregon
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Crooked River Rail Bridge

March 27, 2007

Photo taken by Michael Goff in March 2007

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Overview
Steel arch bridge over Crooked River on BNSF/Union Pacific Railroad in Terrebonne
Location
Terrebonne, Jefferson County, Oregon
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1911
Builder
- Ralph Modjeski of Bochnia, Poland (Engineer)
Design
Steel arch
Dimensions
Total length: 460.0 ft.
Also called
Oregon Trunk Bridge
Ralph Modjeski Railroad Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+44.39091, -121.19581   (decimal degrees)
44°23'27" N, 121°11'45" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
10/643696/4916875 (zone/easting/northing)
Elevation
2762 ft. above sea level
USGS topographic map
Opal City
Inventory number
BH 36867 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Arch (9,419)
Built 1911 (457)
Built during 1910s (6,729)
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway (465)
Crooked River (Oregon) (5)
Deck arch (8,700)
Great Northern Railway (88)
Have street view (9,891)
Jefferson County, Oregon (10)
Open (28,314)
 Oregon (689)
Oregon Trunk Railway (4)
Owned by railroad (4,045)
Railroad (4,075)
Ralph Modjeski (27)
Steel arch (293)
Terrebonne, Oregon (3)
Total length 250-500 feet (3,371)
Union Pacific Railroad (793)

Update Log 

  • April 3, 2013: New Street View added by Mike Goff
  • July 1, 2010: New photo from Michael Goff
  • May 31, 2010: Updated by Craig Philpott: added elevation and photo
  • February 19, 2009: New photo from Michael Goff
  • July 15, 2008: Added by Michael Goff

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Sources 

  • Mike Goff - michael [dot] goff [at] hotmail [dot] com
  • HAER OR-51 - Oregon Trunk Railroad Bridge, Spanning Crooked River at Oregon Trunk Railroad, Terrebonne, Deschutes County, OR
  • Craig Philpott - cphilpott [at] puc [dot] edu

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