Lake Oswego Railroad Bridge
Lake Oswego Railroad Bridge | |
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Lake Oswego, Oregon to Oak Grove, Oregon | |
Maintained by | Portland and Western Railroad |
Characteristics | |
Design | Truss bridge |
Total length | 1,378 feet (420 m) |
Longest span | 298 feet (91 m) |
History | |
Constructed by | Robert Wakefield |
Opened | 1910 |
Location | |
The Lake Oswego Railroad Bridge (also known as the Union Pacific Railroad Bridge at Lake Oswego and formerly as the Southern Pacific Railroad Bridge at Lake Oswego) is a
History
The bridge was built in 1910 by the
Description
The entire bridge is 1,378 feet (420 m) in length. On the west (Lake Oswego) side, there is a 50-foot (15 m) deck plate girder approach span that was built in 1900 and moved to this location in 1931. In 1934, a 60-foot (18 m) open-deck trestle was built on this side of the river.[1] Holding the railway deck across the river are two 298-foot (91 m) through truss spans.[1] Completing the bridge on the east side in Oak Grove is a 668-foot (204 m) open-deck trestle.
Usage
Though the bridge is now used exclusively for active freight rail transport, some Portland-area commuters have urged that the bridge be modified to allow commuter rail or bicycle traffic.[4][5]
References
- ^ ISBN 0-87595-211-9.
- ^ "Construction". Railway Age. Vol. XLIV, no. 12. September 27, 1907. p. 442.
- ^ Talbot, Jim (March 2012). "Portland's 1912 Steel Bridge: Setting the Standard for Multi-modal Transport" (PDF). Modern Steel Construction.
- ^ a b "The Forgotten Bridge". Trainweb.org. Archived from the original on 2008-06-26. Retrieved 2008-04-03.
- Bicycle Transportation Alliance. Archived from the original(PDF) on 2006-10-04. Retrieved 2008-04-03.