Crooked River High Bridge
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The Crooked River High Bridge is a steel arch bridge
that spans the Crooked River
gorge in Jefferson County, Oregon
. The bridge was designed by Conde McCullough
and was completed in 1926. Shortly after its completion, Oregon State Highway Division created the Peter Skene Ogden
Park just to the south of the bridge.
The bridge has a total length of 464 feet with a main span of 330 feet. The deck is 295 ft above the canyon floor. The bridge was eventually unable to keep up with the growing traffic demands of U.S. Highway 97, and was replaced by the wider Rex T. Barber Veterans Memorial Bridge
. The old bridge is open to pedestrians.
Arch bridge
An arch bridge is a bridge with abutments at each end shaped as a curved arch. Arch bridges work by transferring the weight of the bridge and its loads partially into a horizontal thrust restrained by the abutments at either side...
that spans the Crooked River
Crooked River (Oregon)
The Crooked River is a tributary, long, of the Deschutes River in the U.S. state of Oregon. The river begins at the confluence of South Fork Crooked River and Beaver Creek. Of the two tributaries, the South Fork Crooked River is the larger and is sometimes considered part of the Crooked River proper...
gorge in Jefferson County, Oregon
Jefferson County, Oregon
Jefferson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oregon. In 2010, its population was 21,720. It is named after Mount Jefferson. The seat of the county is Madras.-History:...
. The bridge was designed by Conde McCullough
Conde McCullough
Conde Balcom McCullough was a U.S. bridge engineer who is primarily known for designing many of Oregon's coastal bridges on U.S. Route 101. The native of South Dakota worked for the Oregon Department of Transportation from 1919 to 1935 and 1937 until 1946...
and was completed in 1926. Shortly after its completion, Oregon State Highway Division created the Peter Skene Ogden
Peter Skene Ogden
Peter Skene Ogden , was a fur trader and a Canadian explorer of what is now British Columbia and the American West...
Park just to the south of the bridge.
The bridge has a total length of 464 feet with a main span of 330 feet. The deck is 295 ft above the canyon floor. The bridge was eventually unable to keep up with the growing traffic demands of U.S. Highway 97, and was replaced by the wider Rex T. Barber Veterans Memorial Bridge
Rex T. Barber Veterans Memorial Bridge
The Rex T. Barber Veterans Memorial Bridge is a concrete arch bridge that spans the Crooked River gorge in Jefferson County, Oregon. It was designed by T. Y. Lin International and was completed in 2000 to replace the Crooked River High Bridge. The older bridge was built in 1926 and was not wide...
. The old bridge is open to pedestrians.
External links
Sources
- Elegant Arches, Soaring Spans: C.B. McCullough, Oregon's Master Bridge Builder, Robert W. Hadlow, Oregon State University Press, 2001. ISBN 0-87071-534-8.