Winchester Bridge (1923)
Facts
- Overview
- Concrete arch bridge over North Umpqua River on OR 99
- Location
- Winchester, Douglas County, Oregon
- Status
- Open to Traffic
- History
- Built 1923, Rehabilitated 2008
- Builders
- - Conde B. McCullough of Redfield, South Dakota (Bridge Engineer)
- H.E. Doering (Contractor)
- Hamilton Construction of Springfield, Oregon (Rehab. Contractor)
- Mats O. Halvardson (Rehabilitation Design Engineer)
- Robert E. Grubbs (Rehabilitation Design Engineer - Approach Spans)
- Design
- The Winchester Bridge is the longest bridge designed by Conde B. McCullough during the 1920's. The bridge has a unique Tudor Gothic architectural style incorporated into the curtain walls and railing.
- Dimensions
-
Length of largest span: 112.0 ft.
Total length: 883.9 ft.
Deck width: 24.0 ft.
- Also called
- North Umpqua River Bridge
Robert A. Booth Bridge - Approximate latitude, longitude
- +43.28343, -123.35547 (decimal degrees)
43°17'00" N, 123°21'20" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 10/471159/4792351 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Winchester
- Average daily traffic (as of 2010)
- 6,474
- Inventory numbers
- OR 00839 (Oregon Dept. of Transportation structure number)
BH 29955 (Bridgehunter.com ID) - Inspection report (as of April 2017)
- Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 50.8 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com
Update Log
- October 15, 2022: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
- July 18, 2022: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
- July 16, 2022: New photo from Jim Kuhn
- June 4, 2021: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
- March 11, 2018: New Street View added by Leslie R trick
- August 5, 2010: New photos from Michael Goff
- April 20, 2010: New Street View added by Michael Goff
- April 20, 2009: Posted HAER photos
- November 3, 2008: Updated by Michael Goff
- August 7, 2008: Updated by Michael Goff
- June 20, 2008: Updated by Michael Goff
- June 12, 2008: Updated by Michael Goff
Related Bridges
- I-5 - Winchester Bridge (NB) (Downstream)
- Lone Rock Bridge (Upstream) - Modern Floyd C. Frear Bridge between structures
- Winchester Bridge (1912) (Predecessor)
Sources
- Mike Goff - michael [dot] goff [at] hotmail [dot] com
- HAER OR-33 - Winchester Bridge, Spanning North Umpqua River at Pacific Highway, Winchester, Douglas County, OR
- Historic Highway Bridges of Oregon - Dwight A. Smith, James B. Norman & Pieter T. Dykman, Oregon Historical Society Press, 1989
- Elegant Arches, Soaring Spans - Robert W. Hadlow, Oregon State University Press, 2001
- Winchester Bridge Rehabilitation - Hamilton Construction Website
- Leslie R Trick - Leslie [dot] Trick [at] gmail [dot] com
- Geoff Hubbs
- Jim Kuhn - smallcurio [at] yahoo [dot] com
Comments
Cape Creek was actually my favorite concrete arch bridge. It was under repair during my visit so I wasn't able to get many pics.
And despite being a "Truss Junkie" and really enjoying McCullough Memorial, Yaquina Bay was my overall favorite. I could have spent the whole day there!
Conde B. McCullough at his best! Though Yaquina and Coos Bay might compete...and Rogue River and Caveman...okay, they're ALL really nifty!
I can't believe I drove right by this beauty on I-5 in October of 2020... and missed it!
Yet another good reason to go back to Oregon soon!
This is a beauty!
Stephen, I think it would be awesome if you could add those photos to this site!
I live near this great bridge. Lots to say and I do love McCulloughs bridges all over the state. I have a few copies of pictures when he visited the site and of opening day. Dont know if anyone interested in me emailing these photos.
A great little bridge that's so cool to walk and gaze over at the dam and fish ladder with its low railing. A challenge to bike over with the narrow lane, but there's small enclaves along the side to let others pass.
I am so glad to see that they rehabilitated this bridge. It truly is beautiful and a treasure, albeit a bit scary to drive with the narrow lanes and the curve at the north end of the bridge.
This page's URL is http://bridgehunter.com/or/douglas/83923401221/
Cape Creek is really unique. That's what I like about McCullough....his spans were never alike, plus being 1920's/30's concrete elegance personified.
And yes, I could probably spend a whole day at Yaquina Bay myself...or at any of the Oregon Coast spans, for that matter! Bit far for me though...maybe someday...