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UP - Willamette River Bridge

Linn County, Oregon, and Lane County, Oregon

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Williamette River Railroad Bridge

Oregon

Photo taken by Douglas Butler

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BH Photo #281428

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Facts 

Overview
Swing span bridge over Willamette River on Union Pacific Railroad
Location
Linn County, Oregon, and Lane County, Oregon
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1906, Replaced 2013-14
Railroads
- Amtrak (AMTK)
- Amtrak Cascades
- Southern Pacific Railroad (SP)
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
Design
Abandoned swing span with two Parker through truss, one Pratt through truss, one steel plate girder and two large trestle approach spans.
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 245.0 ft.
Total length: 1,575.0 ft.
Deck width: 15.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+44.24765, -123.17538   (decimal degrees)
44°14'52" N, 123°10'31" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
10/485997/4899394 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Junction City
Inventory number
BH 51758 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

6-panel truss (563)
7-panel truss (350)
Amtrak (443)
Amtrak Cascades (19)
Built 1906 (553)
Built during 1900s (6,448)
Center Pivot Swing Span (79)
Lane County, Oregon (106)
Linn County, Oregon (53)
Lost (19,543)
Lost 2014 (237)
Lost during 2010s (2,174)
Movable (2,765)
Navigable waterway (2,048)
Oregon (1,085)
 Owned by railroad (10,244)
Parker through truss (1,189)
Parker truss (1,549)
Pin-connected (3,445)
Railroad (13,559)
Replaced by new bridge (12,901)
Southern Pacific Railroad (511)
Span length 175-250 feet (1,859)
Swing (1,289)
Through truss (13,167)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (1,780)
Truss (29,916)
Union Pacific Railroad (2,007)
Willamette River (55)

Update Log 

  • April 9, 2014: New photo from Douglas Butler
  • March 20, 2012: Added by Michael Goff

Related Bridges 

Sources 

  • Mike Goff - michael [dot] goff [at] hotmail [dot] com
  • Hamilton Construction - Bridge replacement project page
  • Douglas Butler

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