Photos
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Ben Jones Bridge August 15, 2006 Photo taken by Michael Goff in August 2006 |
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Ben Jones Bridge Photo taken by Michael Goff on August 1, 2009 |
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Ben Jones Bridge from the east Photo taken by Michael Goff on August 1, 2009 |
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Deck View Photo taken by Michael Goff on August 1, 2009 |
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Information Plaque Photo taken by Michael Goff on August 1, 2009 |
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
Map
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Facts
- Overview
- Concrete arch bridge over Rocky Creek on Otter Crest Loop
- Location
- Lincoln County, Oregon
- Status
- Open to traffic
- History
- Built 1927; Rehabilitated 2001
- Builders
- - Conde B. McCullough (Bridge Engineer)
- F.E. Ward Inc (Rehab. Contractor)
- H.E. Doering (Contractor)
- Design
- The Ben Jones Bridge, constructed on the Oregon Coast Highway in 1927, is one of the most beautifully sited bridges in the state. The bridge spans a small gorge in a picturesque section of the Oregon Coast. It is now bypassed and provides only local service along Otter Crest Loop Road. This structure was originally call the Rocky Creek Bridge but was named for the “Father of the Coast Highway”, Ben Jones. This span is 360 feet long with a 160 foot long reinforced concrete rib deck main arch. The structure has ten reinforced deck girder approach spans, five on either side of the main span. The open spandrel arch and approach columns have semi-circular fascia curtain wall which are typical of Conde B. McCullough designed bridges.
(Historical Highway Bridges of Oregon, 1989) - Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 160.0 ft.
Total length: 360.0 ft.
Deck width: 20.0 ft.
- Recognition
- Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
- Also called
- Rocky Creek Bridge
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +44.77806, -124.07083 (decimal degrees)
44°46'41" N, 124°04'15" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 10/415276/4958853 (zone/easting/northing)
- USGS topographic map
- Depoe Bay
- Inventory number
- BH 30065 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
- Inspection (as of 09/2007)
- Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 74.0 (out of 100) - Average daily traffic (as of 2007)
- 320
Update Log
- August 6, 2009: New photos from Michael Goff
- April 20, 2009: Posted HAER photos
- October 7, 2008: Updated by Michael Goff: Added Builder
- June 30, 2008: New photo from Michael Goff
Sources
- Michael Goff - michael [dot] goff [at] odot [dot] state [dot] or [dot] us
- HAER OR-111 - Rocky Creek Bridge, Spanning Rocky Creek on Oregon Coast Highway (U.S. Route 101), Depoe Bay vicinity, Lincoln County, OR