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I-5 - Shady Bridges

Douglas County, Oregon

Photos 

I-5 Shady Bridge

during demolition

Photo taken by Michael Goff on March 12, 2009

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BH Photo #135517

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview
Lost pair of Warren deck truss bridges over South Umpqua River I-5 in Green
Location
Roseburg, Douglas County, Oregon
Status
Replaced by a concrete box girder bridge in 2009
History
Northbound bridge built 1955; southbound built 1964, Both spans replaced 2009
Builders
- Glenn S. Paxson of Salem, Oregon (Bridge Engineer - Northbound)
- Ivan D. Merchant (Bridge Engineer - Southbound)
- Theodore C. Roake (Design Engineer - Northbound)
Design
Warren deck truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 276.9 ft.
Total length: 976.1 ft.
Deck width: 29.9 ft.
Also called
Shady Bridges
South Umpqua River Bridges
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.16861, -123.36722   (decimal degrees)
43°10'07" N, 123°22'02" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
10/470150/4779604 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Roseburg East
Inventory numbers
OR 07713A (Oregon Dept. of Transportation structure number)
BH 29961 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1955 (474)
Built during 1950s (4,007)
Deck truss (1,924)
Douglas County, Oregon (83)
Functionally obsolete (5,826)
Glenn S. Paxson (60)
Have street view (28,893)
Interstate 5 (40)
Ivan D. Merchant (11)
Lost (28,445)
Lost 2009 (358)
Lost during 2000s (4,406)
Oregon (1,260)
 Owned by state (16,554)
Replaced by new bridge (19,346)
Roseburg, Oregon (7)
South Umpqua River (15)
Span length 250-500 feet (1,259)
Theodore C. Roake (5)
Total length 500-1000 feet (3,059)
Truss (35,432)
Umpqua River (24)
Warren deck truss (667)
Warren deck truss with all verticals (120)
Warren truss (7,000)

Update Log 

  • April 20, 2010: New Street View added by Michael Goff
  • March 17, 2009: New photos from Michael Goff

Related Bridges 

Sources 

  • Mike Goff - michael [dot] goff [at] hotmail [dot] com

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