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Rock Creek Bridge
Facts
- Overview
- Stringer bridge over Rock Creek on US 26
- Location
- Wheeler County, Oregon
- Status
- Open to traffic
- History
- Built 1930
- Builder
- - Kuckenberg & Wittman of Portland, Oregon (Contractor)
- Design
- Stringer
- Dimensions
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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)
- Quadrangle map:
- Picture Gorge West
- Average daily traffic (as of 2016)
- 680
- Inventory numbers
- OR 01469 (Oregon Dept. of Transportation structure number)
BH 47927 (Bridgehunter.com ID) - Inspection report (as of April 2017)
- Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 79.7 (out of 100)
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Comments
Rock Creek Bridge
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
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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