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UP - Malheur River Bridge #5

Malheur County, Oregon

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O.E.R.W. - Malheur River Bridge 4th Crossing

Photo taken by Michael Goff in September 2011

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BH Photo #216857

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Overview
Abandoned pony/through plate girder bridge over Malheur River on Abandoned Oregon Eastern Railroad
Location
Malheur County, Oregon
Status
Abandoned
History
Built 1912, Closed due to flooding 1984, Abandoned 1990
Builder
- American Bridge Co. of New York (Steel Fabricator)
Railroads
- Oregon Short Line Railroad (OSL)
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
Design
Steel plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 100.0 ft.
Total length: 300.0 ft.
Also called
OSL - Malheur River Bridge #5
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.77978, -117.74650   (decimal degrees)
43°46'47" N, 117°44'47" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
11/439928/4847684 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Namorf
Inventory number
BH 49799 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Abandoned (3,650)
American Bridge Co. (1,512)
Built 1912 (825)
Built during 1910s (9,641)
Girder (10,243)
Have street view (26,952)
Malheur County, Oregon (28)
Malheur River (14)
 Oregon (1,177)
Oregon Short Line Railroad (32)
Plate girder (7,931)
Railroad (15,433)
Span length 100-125 feet (4,398)
Through girder (3,812)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,232)
Union Pacific Railroad (2,374)

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  • October 10, 2011: Added by Michael Goff

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