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Robertson Bridge

February 28, 2008

Photo taken by Michael Goff in February 2008

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Robertson Bridge - End View

Photo taken by Michael Goff in February 2008

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Robertson Bridge

Historic American Engineering Record - HAER OR-109 - OR0479

Photo taken by James Norman

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Robertson Bridge

Historic American Engineering Record - HAER OR-109 -OR0479

Photo taken by James Norman

Overview: Abandoned through truss bridge over Rogue River on Lower River Road
Location: Josephine County, Oregon
Status: Abandoned
History: Built 1929, Abandoned in 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)
USGS topographic map: Wilderville
Inventory number: BH 37079 (Bridgehunter.com ID)