Balch Gulch Bridge

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Thurman Street Bridge

Photo taken by Michael Goff on September 29, 2008

BH Photo #125326

Contract price was $35,000

Overview: Pin-connected Pratt deck truss bridge over Balch Gulch on NW Thurman Street in Portland
Location: Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1905
Builder: - J.C.B. Lockwood of Portland, Oregon (Consulting Engineer)
Design: Pin-connected Pratt deck truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 160.0 ft.
Total length: 400.0 ft.
Deck width: 26.9 ft.
Also called: Thurman Street Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +45.53554, -122.71263 (decimal degrees)
45°32'08" N, 122°42'45" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 10/522437/5042485 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Portland
Average daily traffic (as of 2010): 4,028
Inventory number: BH 29889 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of September 2018): Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 55.3 (out of 100)
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November 12, 2020: Updated by Tony Dillon: Added stuff
September 8, 2010: New Street View added by Michael Goff
November 25, 2008: Updated by Michael Goff: Added Builder and Design Information
September 30, 2008: New photos from Michael Goff

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Historic Highway Bridges of Oregon - Dwight A. Smith, James B. Norman & Pieter T. Dykman, Oregon Historical Society Press, 1989
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