Robertson Bridge

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Robertson Bridge

Photo taken by Michael Goff in October 2010

BH Photo #185245

Overview: Abandoned Parker through truss bridge over Rogue River on Lower River Road
Location: Josephine County, Oregon
Status: Abandoned
Future prospects: The Robertson Bridge has been abandoned in place. The deck and timber approach spans were removed, while the truss remained in place.
History: Built in Grants Pass 1909, Relocated 1929, Abandoned 2001
Design: The Robertson Bridge, named for early Oregon pioneers who settled near the area in the 1870's, is a 583-foot three span steel through truss structure with on 90-foot Pratt truss, and two 180-foot Parker trusses. The bridge use to feature seven timber approach spans that were removed. The three truss spans are all pin-connected. The bridge was moved to its present location in 1929 from a location on the Pacific Highway over the Rogue River in Grants Pass, where it was replaced by the Caveman Bridge in 1931. The original nameplate provided a original construction date of circa 1909.
(Historical Highway Bridge of Oregon - 1989)
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 180.0 ft.
Total length: 583.0 ft.
Deck width: 20.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +42.49667, -123.48833 (decimal degrees)
42°29'48" N, 123°29'18" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 10/459873/4705038 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Wilderville
Inventory numbers: OR 01592 (Oregon Dept. of Transportation structure number)
BH 37079 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Hellgate Bridge (Downstream)
Caveman Bridge (Upstream) - Modern Robertson Bridge and Grants Pass Stress Ribbon Bridge between structures

Mike Goff - michael [dot] goff [at] hotmail [dot] com
HAER OR-109 - Robertson Bridge, Spanning Rogue River on Rogue River Highway Loop No. 260, Merlin vicinity, Josephine, OR
Mike Garland - Rapier342 [at] comcast [dot] net
Leslie R Trick - Leslie [dot] Trick [at] gmail [dot] com
Patrick Gurwell - pgurwell [at] gmail [dot] com
Geoff Hubbs