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Depot Street Bridge

Jackson County, Oregon

Photos 

Topographic View Of The Depot Street Bridge, With Interstate 5 And City Of Rogue River In Background, View Looking Northwest

Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

View photos at Library of Congress

BH Photo #138256

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Parker through truss bridge over Rogue River on Depot Street in Rogue River
Location
Rogue River, Jackson County, Oregon
Status
Replaced by the 2006 Depot Street Bridge
History
Built 1950, Replaced 2006
Builders
- Glenn S. Paxson of Salem, Oregon (Bridge Engineer)
- Lindstrom Bothers (Contractor)
- Virginia Bridge Co. of Roanoke, Virginia (Steel Fabricator)
Design
Parker through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 201.1 ft.
Total length: 435.1 ft.
Deck width: 25.9 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 15.1 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.43086, -123.17138   (decimal degrees)
42°25'51" N, 123°10'17" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
10/485902/4697630 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Rogue River
Inventory numbers
OR 06970 (Oregon Dept. of Transportation structure number)
BH 29988 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

9-panel truss (147)
Built 1950 (587)
Built during 1950s (3,876)
Glenn S. Paxson (59)
Jackson County, Oregon (42)
Lindstrom Bothers (1)
Lost (25,729)
Lost 2006 (359)
Lost during 2000s (4,238)
Oregon (1,198)
Owned by county (21,029)
 Parker through truss (1,323)
Parker truss (1,708)
Replaced by new bridge (17,371)
Riveted (2,227)
Rogue River (16)
Rogue River, Oregon (5)
Span length 175-250 feet (1,999)
Through truss (15,448)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,302)
Truss (33,402)
Virginia Bridge Co. (53)

Update Log 

  • April 20, 2009: Posted HAER photos
  • June 12, 2008: Updated by Michael Goff

Related Bridges 

Sources 

  • Mike Goff - michael [dot] goff [at] hotmail [dot] com
  • HAER OR-134 - Rouge River Bridge, Spanning Rouge River on Depot Street, Rogue River, Jackson County, OR

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