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Rock Creek Bridge

Wheeler County, Oregon
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Rock Creek Bridge

Photo taken by Michael Goff in September 2011

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Overview
Stringer bridge over Rock Creek on US 26
Location
Wheeler County, Oregon
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1930
Builder
- Kuckenberg & Wittman (Contractor)
Design
Stringer
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 60.0 ft.
Total length: 149.9 ft.
Deck width: 24.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+44.52108, -119.70808   (decimal degrees)
44°31'16" N, 119°42'29" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
11/284789/4933317 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Picture Gorge West
Inventory numbers
OR 01469 (Oregon Dept. of Transportation structure number)
BH 47927 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 03/2010)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 76.6 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2010)
650

Categories 

Beam (6,667)
Built 1930 (1,286)
Built during 1930s (8,799)
Continuous (1,045)
Have street view (12,870)
Kuckenberg & Wittman (9)
Open (29,404)
 Oregon (695)
Owned by state (10,151)
Span length 50-75 feet (7,202)
Total length 125-175 feet (4,250)
US 26 (19)
US 28 (9)
Wheeler County, Oregon (5)

Update Log 

  • October 13, 2011: New photos from Michael Goff
  • February 2, 2011: Added by Matthew Lohry

Sources 

  • Matt Lohry
  • Mike Goff - michael [dot] goff [at] hotmail [dot] com
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Rock Creek Bridge
Posted February 2, 2011, by Matthew Lohry

Hi Mike,

If nothing else, I had noticed that Wheeler County had no bridges listed, so I went into the NBI to see what was there. This particular bridge had a street view to it, so I just tried it, and I was amazed by its beautiful railings. I figured that this would be a good one to get Wheeler County on the map. I had never seen railings like these before, and I thought that it would drive the point home that even stringers had class and style back then! I know this isn't my area of the map, but I was looking at some of the amazing Columbia River bridges in the area when I noticed Wheeler County. If you make it to that area, I would love to see some photos, and I've noticed that you have snapped some amazing pictures!

Regards,

Matt Lohry

Rock Creek Bridge
Posted February 2, 2011, by Michael Goff (michael [dot] goff [at] odot [dot] state [dot] or [dot] us)

Matthew,

I am curious what made you decided to post this particular bridge?

I am in the process of compiling a list of the remaining unaltered Conde McCullough era tee beam bridges in Oregon and the Rock Creek Bridge is on that list. There are probably around a hundred or so such bridges remaining in the state and I was just curious why this one popped up.

I was planning on taking a trip to Wheeler County and photograph this bridge and the other similar bridge over Bridge Creek this spring or summer.

Keep up the solid work!

Mike