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I-5 - Shady Bridges

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I-5 Shady Bridge

during demolition

Photo taken by Michael Goff on March 12, 2009

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BH Photo #135517

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)

Update Log 

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

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Sources 

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