Dry Canyon Creek Bridge

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Dry Canyon Creek Bridge

Side elevation with fall colors.

Photo taken by Mike Goff in October 2019

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BH Photo #459798

Map 

Street View 

• On the bridge

Facts 

Overview

Concrete arch bridge over Dry Canyon Creek on Historical Columbia River Highway

Location

Wasco County, Oregon

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1921, Rehabilitation 2017-18.

Builders

- Conde B. McCullough of Redfield, South Dakota (Bridge Engineer)
- Kuckenberg & Wittman of Portland, Oregon (Contractor)

Design

Open-spandrel concrete arch

Dimensions

Span length: 101.1 ft.
Total length: 101.1 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+45.68136, -121.30365   (decimal degrees)
45°40'53" N, 121°18'13" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

10/632104/5060044 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Lyle

Average daily traffic (as of 2016)

340

Inventory numbers

OR 00524 (Oregon Dept. of Transportation structure number)
BH 30175 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection report (as of February 2018)

Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 52.4 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

Update Log 

• November 7, 2019: New photos from Mike Goff
• December 13, 2018: Updated by Dana and Kay Klein: Added category "Othmar H. Ammann Nominee"
• October 25, 2018: New photos from Mike Goff
• April 10, 2018: New photos from Richard Doody
• June 11, 2017: New photo from Steven Pavlov
• June 15, 2016: New photos from Mike Garland
• April 3, 2013: New Street View added by Mike Goff
• April 20, 2009: Posted HAER photos
• September 25, 2008: Updated by Michael Goff: Added Builder
• July 28, 2008: New photo from Michael Goff
• July 14, 2008: New photo from Michael Goff
• July 8, 2008: Updated by Michael Goff
• June 23, 2008: New photo from 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
• HAER OR-30 - Dry Canyon Creek Bridge, Spanning Dry Canyon Creek at Mosier-Dallas Highway, Rowena vicinity, Wasco County, OR
• Elegant Arches, Soaring Spans - Robert W. Hadlow, Oregon State University Press, 2001
• Mike Garland - Rapier342 [at] comcast [dot] net
• Steven Pavlov
• Richard Doody

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