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Dry Canyon Creek Bridge

Wasco County, Oregon

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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

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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 

Arch (12,738)
Built 1921 (605)
Built during 1920s (10,332)
Concrete balustrade (894)
Conde B. McCullough (130)
Deck arch (11,964)
HAER documented (1,132)
Have street view (29,925)
Historic Columbia River Highway (37)
Kuckenberg & Wittman (9)
 Open (41,215)
Open-spandrel arch (813)
Oregon (1,271)
Othmar H. Ammann Award Nominee (43)
Owned by state (16,662)
Span length 100-125 feet (4,624)
Total length 100-125 feet (5,519)
US 30 (129)
Wasco County, Oregon (41)

Update Log 

  • July 26, 2020: New photo from Patrick Gurwell
  • 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
  • Patrick Gurwell - pgurwell [at] gmail [dot] com
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Comments 

Dry Canyon Creek Bridge
Posted October 26, 2018, by Dana and Kay Klein

Mike thanks for updated photos, looks like nice rehab!