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Big Creek Bridge

Photo taken by Michael Goff in July 2011

Overview: Reinforced concrete tied arch bridge over Big Creek on US 101
Location: Lane County, Oregon
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1931
Builders: - Conde B. McCullough of Redfield, North Dakota (Bridge Engineer)
- Mowat Construction Co. (Rehabilitation Contractor)
- Union Bridge & Construction Co. (Contractor)
Design: Concrete tied arch
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 120.0 ft.
Total length: 239.3 ft.
Deck width: 27.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 20.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +44.17436, -124.11532 (decimal degrees)
44°10'28" N, 124°06'55" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 10/410842/4891843 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Mercer Lake
Inventory numbers: OR 01180 (Oregon Dept. of Transportation structure number)
BH 30015 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 07/2011): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 53.8 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2010): 3,800

Mike Goff - michael [dot] goff [at] hotmail [dot] com
HAER OR-86 - Big Creek Bridge, Spanning Big Creek on Oregon Coast Highway (US101), Florence vicinity, Lane County, OR
Elegant Arches, Soaring Spans - Robert W. Hadlow, Oregon State University Press, 2001
Wikipedia - Big Creek Bridge