Sam Hill Memorial Bridge
Facts
- Overview
- Through truss bridge over Columbia River on US 97
- Location
- Biggs, Sherman County, Oregon, and Klickitat County, Washington
- Status
- Open to traffic
- History
- Built 1962, Deck and rail replacement 2008
- Builders
- - Charles E. Andrew (Bridge Engineer)
- Mowat Construction Co. of Woodinville, Washington (Deck Rehabilitation Contractor)
- Paul Jarvis Inc. (Contractor)
- Design
- Polygonal Warren through truss
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 339.9 ft.
Total length: 2,567.1 ft. (0.5 mi.)
Deck width: 25.9 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 15.9 ft.
- Also called
- Biggs Rapids Bridge
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +45.67604, -120.83605 (decimal degrees)
45°40'34" N, 120°50'10" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 10/668534/5060331 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Biggs Junction
- Average daily traffic (as of 2017)
- 5,400
- Inventory numbers
- OR 00849A (Oregon Dept. of Transportation structure number)
BH 30127 (Bridgehunter.com ID) - Inspection report (as of July 2018)
- Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 60.9 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com
Update Log
- July 22, 2020: New photo from Patrick Gurwell
- January 26, 2020: New photo from Jeremy Ruble
- April 14, 2018: New photo from Leslie R trick
- April 8, 2018: New photos from Richard Doody
- April 7, 2018: New photos from Richard Doody
- March 23, 2018: New photo from Leslie R trick
- February 28, 2017: New photo from Kyle Jarvis
- June 1, 2015: New Street View added by Don Morrison
- December 17, 2014: Photo imported by Dave King
- October 19, 2014: New photos from Royce and Bobette Haley
- April 3, 2013: New Street View added by Mike Goff
- January 5, 2011: New photo from Michael Goff
- July 28, 2009: New photos from Michael Goff
- July 30, 2008: Updated by Michael Goff
- July 28, 2008: New photos from Michael Goff
- July 1, 2008: New photo from Michael Goff
Related Bridges
- BNSF - Celilo Bridge (Downstream)
- I-82 - EB - Columbia River Bridge (Upstream)
Sources
- Mike Goff - michael [dot] goff [at] hotmail [dot] com
- Wikipedia - Biggs Rapids Bridge
- Royce and Bobette Haley - roycehaley111 [at] yahoo [dot] com
- Don Morrison
- Kyle Jarvis
- Leslie R Trick - Leslie [dot] Trick [at] gmail [dot] com
- Richard Doody
- Jeremy Ruble - jaruble1982 [at] gmail [dot] com
- Patrick Gurwell - pgurwell [at] gmail [dot] com
Comments
This bridge is currently being repainted.
Is Carnation in Coffee County?
Sam Hill was a wealthy businessman an early advocate for the "Good Roads" movement He also helped create many Pacific Northwest landmarks. Such as the US-Canada Peace Arch in Blaine, WA, The Maryhill Museum near the bridge, the replica Stonehenge WWI Memorial also near the bridge, and he was an early advocate for the construction of the Historic Columbia River Highway.
For more information…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Hill
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historic_Columbia_River_Highway
So now that we know who in Sam Hill is Sam Hill, where in Carnation is Carnation?
I have the answer to that one too…
Washington State
And of course.......nobody is surprised that you would be the one to ask J.R. !!!
Okay, this bridge begs the question, who in the Sam Hill was Sam Hill?
I'm sorry, but someone had to ask it.
This page's URL is http://bridgehunter.com/or/sherman/849A042X00043/
The original street view didn't work, so I made a new one and made it first in order.