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Hess Creek Canyon Footbridge
Photos
Dedication Plaque
Photo taken by Mike Garland in December 2016
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BH Photo #411194
Description
Completed in August 2015, the 220-foot clear-span timber truss bridge was dedicated and named on November 5th, 2015. The name honors Leo (class of '45) and Abigail (Miller) Crisman (class of '43) for their longtime family legacy at George Fox.
Facts
- Overview
- Howe timber through truss bridge over Hess Creek on Footpath
- Location
- Newberg, Yamhill County, Oregon
- Status
- Open to pedestrians only
- History
- Built 2015
- Builders
- - Andersen Construction Co. of Portland, Oregon (Contractor)
- KPFF Consulting Engineers of Seattle, Washington (Engineer)
- Western Wood Structures of Tualatin, Oregon
- Design
- Howe timber through truss
- Dimensions
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Span length: 220.0 ft.
Total length: 220.0 ft.
- Also called
- Crisman Crossing
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +45.30353, -122.96586 (decimal degrees)
45°18'13" N, 122°57'57" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
- Approximate UTM coordinates
- 10/502676/5016670 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Newberg
- Inventory number
- BH 71429 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- November 19, 2017: New photos from Mike Garland
- March 19, 2016: Added by Luke
We here at GFU LOVE the longest clear span timber truss bridge in the contiguous United States. She helps us cross the canyon and is the true connecting piece of our campus. Praise her sturdy beams!