The Applegate River Bridge #01985 is significant as an intact example of a pre-WWII steel through truss. It is significant as an embodiment of an obsolete type and method of construction, a Parker through truss with riveted gusset plates, arched portals, laced members, barbell concrete piers, and cantilevered sidewalks. The Parker truss form, a Pratt truss with a polygonal top chord, is the predominant truss type for the remaining through truss bridges in Oregon.
(HAER OR-138)
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 180.1 ft.
Total length: 450.2 ft.
Deck width: 24.0 ft.
Also called
Murphy Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.34341, -123.33285(decimal degrees) 42°20'36" N, 123°19'58" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
OR 01985 (Oregon Dept. of Transportation structure number)
BH 42386 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
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Update Log
March 30, 2011: New Street View added by Jason Smith
March 30, 2011: New photos from Michael Goff
April 20, 2009: Added by Michael Goff
Sources
Mike Goff - michael [dot] goff [at] hotmail [dot] com
HAER OR-138 - Applegate River Bridge No. 01985, Spanning Applegate River at Milepost 6.14 of Jacksonville Highway (OR-238), Murphy vicinity, Josephine, OR
Jason Smith - flensburg [dot] bridgehunter [dot] av [at] googlemail [dot] com