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Eagle Creek Bridge

Multnomah County, Oregon

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Eagle Creek Bridge

Photo taken by Michael Goff in June 2011

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BH Photo #205345

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Facts 

Overview
Concrete arch bridge over Eagle Creek on Historic Columbia River Highway
Location
Multnomah County, Oregon
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1914
Builders
- Charles H. Purcell (Bridge Engineer)
- Lewis W. Metzger (Design Engineer)
- Pacific Bridge Co. of Portland, Oregon (Contractor)
Design
Closed-spandrel concrete arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 60.4 ft.
Total length: 103.0 ft.
Deck width: 20.0 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+45.64083, -121.92806   (decimal degrees)
45°38'27" N, 121°55'41" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
10/583538/5054701 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Bonneville Dam
Average daily traffic (as of 2016)
200
Inventory numbers
OR 02063A (Oregon Dept. of Transportation structure number)
BH 30107 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of July 2017)
Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 80.1 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

Arch (12,685)
Built 1914 (854)
Built during 1910s (10,024)
Charles H. Purcell (21)
Closed-spandrel arch (4,269)
Deck arch (11,920)
Have street view (29,266)
Historic Columbia River Highway (37)
Lewis W. Metzger (15)
 Multnomah County, Oregon (121)
NR-eligible (4,115)
Open (41,012)
Oregon (1,262)
Pacific Bridge Co. (25)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,468)
Structurally deficient (12,813)
Total length 100-125 feet (5,423)

Update Log 

  • June 25, 2022: New photo from Jim Kuhn
  • April 9, 2018: New photos from Richard Doody
  • June 26, 2017: New photo from Dana and Kay Klein
  • April 3, 2013: New Street View added by Mike Goff
  • July 25, 2011: New photos from Michael Goff
  • April 20, 2009: Posted HAER photos
  • September 25, 2008: Updated by Michael Goff
  • July 28, 2008: New photos from Michael Goff
  • July 8, 2008: Updated by Michael Goff

Sources 

  • Mike Goff - michael [dot] goff [at] hotmail [dot] com
  • Historic Highway Bridges of Oregon - Dwight A. Smith, James B. Norman & Pieter T. Dykman, Oregon Historical Society Press, 1989
  • HAER OR-36-P - Historic Columbia River Highway, Eagle Creek Bridge, Spanning Eagle Creek on Historic Columbia River Highway, Troutdale vicinity, Multnomah County, OR
  • Dana and Kay Klein
  • Richard Doody

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