Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-07-18
16O BRIDGES TO
COST z MILLIONS
BEING ERECTED

One hundred and sixty bridges
representing an aggregate ex
penditure of approximately SO,
100000 are now under construc
tion on the highways Of Oregon
or have been completed during tn,
present year, according to re
port prepared by G. B. McCul
Tough, bridge engineer with the
highway department.
While most of these structures
are on state highways many are
being constructed by the various
counties OF the state on lateral
and market roads, the state high
way department designing and
exercising a general supervision
only over these bridges. In Lin
coin county alone there are being
constructed four bridges over the
Siletz river. at an aggregate cost
OF $4,000 the designs for which
were drawn by the state highway
department which Is also super
yising their construction.
Oregon City Bridge Biggest.
The largest bridge now under
construction In Oregon is that at
Oregon City on which S250,000 is
to be expended. This structure
consists Of main arch span of
$50 feet OF steel encased in CON
crete with approaches OF rein
forced concrete, the bridge being
800 feet In length over all.
The contract on what is to be
one OF the most picturesque
bridges In the state is yet to be
let by the commission. This is
the bridge over the Umpqua river
near Winchester, in Douglas coun-
" This structure which Is To-
Gated on the Pacific highway. viii
consist OF series OF reinforced
concrete arches and will cost in
the neighborhood of 100000. |
The structure will be 900 feet long |
over all.
Bridges in Coast Counties.
A steel draw span is being CON
structed over the Coquille river in
Coos county as a link in the
Roosevelt highway, at a cost OF
$4,000.
At Myrtle Creek the Umpoua
liver Is being spanned by a rein
'orced bridge Of three spans of
lSO feet each, which will cost
approximately $4,000.
Seven Howe truss bridges with
imber housings are being CON
tructed between Roseburg and
'oos Bay, completing the bridge 6
york on the Roseburg Coos Bay
Highway this year.
Among the more important of
he $50 structures on this years
ridge building program In addi-
ion to those just named are the
GLOWING:
Three bridges under construc- !
ION and six more to be built to 9
the John Day highway
Grant county to the limits Of y
ne forest boundary. :
Two reinforced concrete bridges i
be built by contract and several :
OGDEN structures built according :
state specifications BY linn
'unty's own forces to complete Y
le bridging OF the Albany y-Har- =
sburg stretch OF the Pacific .
ghway. a
me first unit In the improve =
ent AZ Aurora, Il bridge over the
ludlng river overflow in Marion
unity to be built this year, the q q
ter-county bridge over Pudding = =
yer to wait until next year. e, 9,
Six over crossings under con =
ruction In Union county to com ="
etc the Old Oregon Trail I'm that r.
unity with the exception OF two = !,
mbined over crossings and
ldge structures. one near Perry To-
q the other near La Grande. ~ ~
Contracts to bo let the three -
re bridges between Enterprise sa' ,,''
d Lostine on the La Grande- vo' w.
terprise highway. %"
Reinforced concrete bridge be-
sen Amity and Bellevue in "
mhill county. Hpl
steel bridge in Polk county Ns, NJ
IT Willamina. M'
Two over crossings just COM po'
ted or under construction on 70
Old Oregon Trail near Hunt py
ton in Baker county. Under ',
ssings to be built at Durkee .
II other bridges under con 10Y %
iction in that section. nu
--------------.,-. pan
Want PostmasterShip Rot
10