UP - Eagle Creek Bridge

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Eagle Creek Railroad Bridge

from southeast

Photo taken by Michael Goff on January 10, 2009

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BH Photo #132313

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview

Pratt through truss bridge over Eagle Creek on Union Pacific Railroad

Location

Multnomah County, Oregon

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1935

Builders

- Bethlehem Steel Co. of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania (Fabricator)
- McClintic-Marshall Co. of Chicago, Illinois & Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Fabricator)
- Orino, Bell & Malcolm of Portland, Oregon (Contractor)

Railroads

- Oregon-Washington Railroad & Navigation Co. (OWR&N)
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)

Design

The Union Pacific Railroad Bridge at Eagle Creek is a two span bridge consisting of two standard Pratt through trusses. The bridge is of a standard style used by the railroads in the early twentieth century.

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 160.0 ft.
Total length: 320.0 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+45.64046, -121.93121   (decimal degrees)
45°38'26" N, 121°55'52" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

10/583292/5054657 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Bonneville Dam

Inventory number

BH 38508 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

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Update Log 

• June 28, 2020: New photos from Patrick Gurwell
• November 14, 2018: New photos from Mike Garland
• March 18, 2018: Updated by Luke: Added builder
• September 8, 2010: New Street View added by Michael Goff
• January 12, 2009: Added by Michael Goff

Sources 

• Mike Goff - michael [dot] goff [at] hotmail [dot] com
• Luke
• Mike Garland - Rapier342 [at] comcast [dot] net
• Patrick Gurwell - pgurwell [at] gmail [dot] com

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