Big Creek Bridge (Oregon)

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Big Creek Bridge No. 01180
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Big Creek Bridge
Big Creek Bridge
Nearest city: Heceta Head, Oregon
Coordinates: 44°10′28″N 124°6′51″W / 44.17444, -124.11417Coordinates: 44°10′28″N 124°6′51″W / 44.17444, -124.11417
Built/Founded: 1931
Architect: McCullough, Conde B.; Union Bridge Co.
Architectural style(s): Classical Revival, Art Deco
Added to NRHP: August 05, 2005
NRHP Reference#: 05000819

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MPS: McCullough, C.B., Major Oregon Coast Highway Bridges MPS
Governing body: State

The Big Creek Bridge is a bowstring arch bridge that spans the Big Creek on U.S. Route 101 in Lane County, Oregon. It was designed by Conde McCullough and opened in 1931.

The bridge has a total length of 180 ft and contains one 120 ft reinforced concrete tied arch, identical in design to Ten Mile Creek Bridge and Wilson River Bridge. The locations for all three bridges were similar in that the sandy foundations were not secure enough for the abutment piers required to relieve the lateral pressure of traditional arches. The flood levels of the rivers approached the road grade and ruled out the use of reinforced concrete girders. The corrosive salt air eliminated the practicality of steel truss bridges. The design of the bridge was similar to the rainbow arch design patented by James Barney Marsh.

[edit] References

  1. ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
  • Elegant Arches, Soaring Spans: C.B. McCulough, Oregon's Master Bridge Builder, Robert W. Hadlow, Oregon State University Press, 2001. ISBN 0-87071-534-8.
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