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WVR - Silver Creek Bridge

Marion County, Oregon

Photos 

Looking North

Photo taken by Mike Garland in October 2017

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BH Photo #467674

Map 

Description 

Railroad bridge running parallel to the C Street bridge. Unknown whether the bridge is still in active use.

Facts 

Overview
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Silver Creek on Willamette Valley Railway
Location
Silverton, Marion County, Oregon
History
Built 1923
Builder
- American Bridge Co. of New York
Railroads
- Southern Pacific Railroad (SP)
- Willamette Valley Railroad (WVR)
Design
Pony plate girder
Dimensions
Total length: 40.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+45.00845, -122.78794   (decimal degrees)
45°00'30" N, 122°47'17" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
10/516711/4983911 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 88528 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

American Bridge Co. (1,790)
Built 1923 (662)
Built during 1920s (10,471)
Girder (11,783)
Marion County, Oregon (80)
Oregon (1,340)
Owned by railroad (14,332)
 Plate girder (9,289)
Silverton, Oregon (4)
Southern Pacific Railroad (726)
Through girder (4,428)
Total length 25-50 feet (11,729)
Unknown status (1,872)
Willamette Valley Railroad (2)

Update Log 

  • March 14, 2020: New photos from Mike Garland

Sources 

  • Mike Garland - mustangmike [dot] garland [at] gmail [dot] com

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