Moffett Creek Bridge

Photos 

Moffett Creek Bridge

Photo taken by Michael Goff in June 2011

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BH Photo #218077

Map 

Street View 

• From I-84, South of the bridge

Facts 

Overview

Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Moffett Creek on Historic Columbia River Highway (Abandoned)

Location

Multnomah County, Oregon

Status

Open to pedestrians

History

Built in 1915 by A. Guthrie and Company, Abandoned in the 1940 and is now part of Historic Columbia River Highway trail.

Builders

- A. Guthrie & Co. of St. Paul, Minnesota (Contractor)
- Charles H. Purcell (Bridge Engineer)
- Lewis W. Metzger (Design Engineer)
- Samuel Lancaster

Design

Closed-spandrel arch

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 170.0 ft.
Total length: 207.0 ft.
Deck width: 17.5 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+45.62374, -121.97776   (decimal degrees)
45°37'25" N, 121°58'40" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

10/579689/5052751 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Tanner Butte

Inventory number

BH 36814 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• February 10, 2015: Photo imported by Dave King
• April 3, 2013: New Street View added by Mike Goff
• October 18, 2011: New photos from Michael Goff
• April 20, 2009: Posted HAER photos
• July 23, 2008: Updated by Michael Goff
• July 8, 2008: Updated by Michael Goff
• July 7, 2008: Added 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-49 - Moffett Creek Bridge, Spanning Moffett Creek at Old Columbia River Highw, Warrendale, Multnomah County, OR

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