The Portland and Western Railroad Bridge in Albany is a Warren through truss with a 260-foot center swing span. The bridge features long timber trestle approach spans on both side of the Willamette River.
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 260.0 ft.
Total length: 3,910.0 ft. (0.7 mi.)
Deck width: 15.0 ft.
Also called
Toledo District Railroad Bridge
Portland and Western Railroad Bridge
Albany Railroad Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+44.64077, -123.09674(decimal degrees) 44°38'27" N, 123°05'48" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Posted October 25, 2011, by Charles Bonville (chabonor [at] yahoo [dot] com)
The timber trestle approach on the north end of the bridge was replaced with a steel piling and concrete span viaduct in 2009 and 2010. At a future date, I will upload photos of the original trestle approach and the new viaduct.
The timber trestle approach on the north end of the bridge was replaced with a steel piling and concrete span viaduct in 2009 and 2010. At a future date, I will upload photos of the original trestle approach and the new viaduct.