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POTB - OR47 Overpass

Washington County, Oregon

Photos 

Looking North

Photo taken by Mike Garland in November 2013

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BH Photo #407911

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview
Steel stringer bridge over OR 47 on Port of Tillamook Bay Railroad
Location
Washington County, Oregon
Status
Intact but closed to all traffic
Builder
- American Bridge Co. of New York
Railroads
- Great Northern Railway (GN)
- Northern Pacific Railway (NP)
- Port of Tillamook Bay Railroad (POTB)
- Southern Pacific Railroad (SP)
- Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway (SPS)
Design
Steel stringer
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 69.9 ft.
Total length: 505.9 ft.
Also called
SPS - West Fork Dairy Creek Trestle
POTB - West Fork Dairy Creek Trestle
SPS - OR47 Overpass
Approximate latitude, longitude
+45.71910, -123.20109   (decimal degrees)
45°43'09" N, 123°12'04" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
10/484350/5062858 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Buxton
Average daily traffic (as of 2000)
1,600
Inventory numbers
OR 04952 (Oregon Dept. of Transportation structure number)
BH 62657 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of May 1998)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

American Bridge Co. (1,681)
Beam (17,107)
Closed (2,764)
Great Northern Railway (397)
Have street view (29,890)
Northern Pacific Railway (456)
Oregon (1,268)
Owned by railroad (13,727)
Port of Tillamook Bay Railroad (15)
 Railroad (16,665)
Southern Pacific Railroad (706)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,549)
Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway (75)
Steel stringer (6,807)
Timber stringer (4,390)
Total length 500-1000 feet (3,134)
Washington County, Oregon (21)

Update Log 

  • August 17, 2020: Updated by Henry Lombard-Hughes: Changed status.
  • October 27, 2017: New photos from Mike Garland
  • December 8, 2014: New Street View added by Luke
  • August 24, 2014: New Street View added by Luke

Sources 

  • Mike Garland - Rapier342 [at] comcast [dot] net
  • Luke
  • Henry Lombard-Hughes

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