Posted June 11, 2015, by Mike Goff (michael [dot] goff [at] hotmail [dot] com)
How about that crazy guy standing at the top of the stay tower for the swing span? How did he even get up there?
Great information about an amazing structure long lost.
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Posted June 11, 2015, by Luke
Thanks for the imagery and historical info Scott.
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Posted June 11, 2015, by ArtS
Thank you!
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Posted June 11, 2015, by Scott Gavin (trainnut1956 [at] gmail [dot] com)
I made a typo in my comment. The bridge was constructed in 1887, not 1897. Like many other Oregon Pacific wooden truss bridges, portions of it were later covered to extend the lifespan of the bridge.
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Posted June 10, 2015, by Scott (trainnut1956 [at] gmail [dot] com)
By the way, here is the photograph that the person who did the sketch used, if you'd prefer to see the original.
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Posted June 10, 2015, by Scott Gavin (trainnut1956 [at] gmail [dot] com)
These photos courtesy Lloyd Palmer. If you want to gauge just how big the bridge was, compare the size of the timber in the picture with the size of the man standing near the front of the bridge.
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Posted June 10, 2015, by Scott Gavin (trannut1956 [at] gmail [dot] com)
The bridge was not a Southern Pacific bridge. It was built for the Oregon Pacific Railroad in 1897, and was replaced by the current steel bridge by the Southern Pacific Railroad. At the time of its construction, it was the largest bridge in Oregon.
How about that crazy guy standing at the top of the stay tower for the swing span? How did he even get up there?
Great information about an amazing structure long lost.