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Tanner Creek Bridge

Multnomah County, Oregon

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Tanner Creek Bridge

From downstream on Tanner Creek

Photo taken by Michael Goff in July 2008

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BH Photo #118020

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Facts 

Overview
Concrete deck girder bridge over Tanner Creek on Historic Columbia River Highway Trail in Bonneville
Location
Bonneville, Multnomah County, Oregon
Status
Open to pedestrians
History
Built in 1915 as part of the Columbia River Highway
Builders
- Charles H. Purcell (Bridge Engineer)
- Lewis W. Metzger (Design Engineer)
- Robert Wakefield of Portland, Oregon (Contractor)
Design
Concrete deck girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 62.0 ft.
Total length: 60.0 ft.
Deck width: 20.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+45.63123, -121.95471   (decimal degrees)
45°37'52" N, 121°57'17" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
10/581475/5053607 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Bonneville Dam
Inventory number
BH 36921 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Bonneville, Oregon (2)
Built 1915 (1,233)
Built during 1910s (9,683)
Charles H. Purcell (21)
Concrete girder (1,006)
Deck girder (5,783)
Girder (10,307)
Historic Columbia River Highway (37)
Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail (10)
 Lewis W. Metzger (15)
Multnomah County, Oregon (120)
Open to pedestrians (4,257)
Oregon (1,181)
Owned by state (16,064)
Robert Wakefield (6)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,107)
Total length 50-75 feet (9,318)
US 30 (129)

Update Log 

  • October 30, 2008: Updated by Michael Goff: Added Builder
  • July 23, 2008: Added by Michael Goff

Sources 

  • Mike Goff - michael [dot] goff [at] hotmail [dot] com
  • Historic Highway Bridges of Oregon - Dwight A. Smith, James B. Norman & Pieter T. Dykman, Oregon Historical Society Press, 1989

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