Rock Point Bridge

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Rock Point Bridge Photo taken by Michael Goff in March 2009 View high-res version

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Main Arch Span Photo taken by Michael Goff in March 2009 View high-res version

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Main Arch Span Photo taken by Michael Goff in March 2009 View high-res version

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Rock Point Bridge Looking upstream Photo taken by Michael Goff in March 2009 View high-res version

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Rocky Point Bridge Photo taken by Michael Goff on September 23, 2007 View high-res version

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Rock Point Bridge from Northwest Photo taken by Michael Goff on March 22, 2007 View high-res version

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Rock Point Bridge from Northeast Photo taken by Michael Goff on September 23, 2007 View high-res version

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Rail Details Photo taken by Michael Goff on September 23, 2007 View high-res version

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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record View photos at Library of Congress

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General View From Southwest Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record View photos at Library of Congress

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General View From Southeast Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record View photos at Library of Congress

Map 

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Facts 

Overview

Concrete arch bridge over Rogue River on OR 99

Location

Jackson County, Oregon

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1919

Builders

- Conde B. McCullough (Engineer)
- Parker & Banfield (Contractor)

Design

The Rock Point bridge was one of the first bridges Conde B. McCullough designed in Oregon. McCullough took great strides to create an architecural scheme that complemented the local landscape. The arch abutments feature brush-hammered inset panels and the railing features an urn-shaped balustrade with a band of dentils below.
(Historical Highway Bridges of Oregon - 1989)

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 112.9 ft.
Total length: 504.9 ft.
Deck width: 19.0 ft.

Recognition

Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places

Approximate latitude, longitude

+42.43222, -123.09028   (decimal degrees)
42°25'56" N, 123°05'25" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

10/492574/4697771 (zone/easting/northing)

USGS topographic map

Gold Hill

Inventory number

BH 29993 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection (as of 08/2007)

Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 12.7 (out of 100)

Average daily traffic (as of 2006)

2,369

Categories 

Update Log 

• April 20, 2009: Posted HAER photos
• December 15, 2008: New photos from Michael Goff
• November 17, 2008: Updated by Michael Goff
• July 8, 2008: Updated by Michael Goff
• June 12, 2008: Updated by Michael Goff

Sources 

• Michael Goff - michael [dot] goff [at] odot [dot] state [dot] or [dot] us
• Rock Point Bridge HAER Webpage
• Rock Point Bridge Rehabilitation - ODOT Rock Point Bridge Rehab. Project Page
• HAER OR-29 - Rock Point Arch Bridge, Spanning Rogue River & Old Pacific Highway, Route , Gold Hill, Jackson County, OR

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