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Bull Run Bridge

Photo taken by Michael Goff on December 14, 2006

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Bull Run Bridge - Main Truss Joint

Photo taken by Michael Goff on December 14, 2006

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Bull Run Bridge - End View

Photo taken by Michael Goff on December 14, 2006

Overview: Truss bridge over Bull Run River on Bull Run Road
Location: Clackamas County, Oregon
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built in 1894 in Portland. Moved to current location in 1926
Builders: - Bullen Bridge Co. (Original Contractor)
- W.B. Chase (Engineer)
Design: The Bull Run Bridge is a pin-connected Pennsylvania-Petit truss consisting of both wrought iron and steel members. The bridge was originally part of the Burnside Bridge in Portland, Oregon crossing the Willamette River, but was moved to the current location in 1926. The truss portals contain nautical design elements which were appropriate to its former location crossing the Willamette shipping channel.
(Historical Highway Bridges of Oregon - 1989)
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 240.0 ft.
Total length: 240.0 ft.
Deck width: 23.5 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 17.5 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +45.25414, -122.13571 (decimal degrees)
45°15'15" N, 122°08'09" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 10/567817/5011546 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Cherryville
Inventory number: BH 29857 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 08/2006): Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 43.1 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2006): 775