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SE 8th Street Bridge

Umatilla County, Oregon

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8th Street Bridge

Photo taken by Michael Goff

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BH Photo #180030

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Overview
Dismantled Pratt through truss bridge originally over Umatilla River on 8th Street in Pendleton
Location
Pendleton, Umatilla County, Oregon
Status
Replaced by a new truss bridge 2019 and dismantled for future use.
History
Built 1909; rehabilitated 1955, replaced 2019 and placed in storage
Builders
- Columbia Bridge Co. of Walla Walla, Washington (Original Fabricator)
- West Coast Steel Works of Portland, Oregon (Rehab. Fabricator)
Design
Pin-connected Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 120.1 ft.
Total length: 234.9 ft.
Deck width: 19.4 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Also called
Lee Street Bridge
Umatilla River Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+45.67619, -118.77971   (decimal degrees)
45°40'34" N, 118°46'47" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
11/361391/5059610 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Pendleton
Average daily traffic (as of 2010)
551
Inventory numbers
ORNBI 59C111098300001 (Oregon bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 30150 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of July 2018)
Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 32.9 (out of 100)
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Categories 

6-panel truss (654)
Built 1909 (782)
Built during 1900s (7,365)
Columbia Bridge Co. of Walla Walla, Washington (5)
Have street view (27,199)
In storage (195)
NR-eligible (4,060)
One-lane traffic (7,625)
Oregon (1,188)
Owned by city (5,574)
Pendleton, Oregon (8)
 Pin-connected (3,964)
Pratt through truss (5,491)
Pratt truss (9,445)
Span length 100-125 feet (4,424)
Steel grate deck (454)
Through truss (15,352)
Total length 175-250 feet (4,300)
Truss (33,248)
Umatilla County, Oregon (55)
Umatilla River (17)
West Coast Steel Works (7)

Update Log 

  • November 12, 2020: Updated by Tony Dillon: Changed status as bridge is not lost
  • April 7, 2018: Updated by Richard Doody: Corrected street name
  • April 3, 2013: New Street View added by Mike Goff
  • September 29, 2010: New photos from Michael Goff

Related Bridges 

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
  • Richard Doody
  • Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com
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SE 8th Street Bridge
Posted October 19, 2018, by Leslie R Trick (Leslie [dot] Trick [at] gmail [dot] com)

More news on the bridge replacement project

http://www.eastoregonian.com/eo/local-news/20181017/pendleto...

http://www.mycolumbiabasin.com/2018/10/12/eighth-street-brid...

SE 8th Street Bridge
Posted June 29, 2018, by Leslie R trick (Leslie [dot] Trick [at] gmail [dot] com)

More news on replacement the bridge will be persevered.

http://www.eastoregonian.com/eo/local-

SE 8th Street Bridge
Posted June 15, 2018, by Leslie R trick (Leslie [dot] Trick [at] gmail [dot] com)

This bridge will be dismantled next week hopefully it will be relocated and preserved instead being thrown in the scrap bin.

http://www.mycolumbiabasin.com/2018/06/15/eighth-street-brid...