The Crooked River High Bridge is a steel
arch bridge
An arch bridge is a bridge with abutments at each end shaped as a curved arch. Arch bridges work by transferring the weight of the bridge and its loads partially into a horizontal thrust restrained by the abutments at either side. A viaduct ...
that spans the
Crooked River gorge in
Jefferson County, Oregon
Jefferson County is one of the 36 counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. At the 2020 census, the population was 24,502. The county seat is Madras. The county is named after Mount Jefferson.
History
Jefferson County was created on December 12, ...
. The bridge was designed by
Conde McCullough
Conde Balcom McCullough (May 30, 1887 – May 6, 1946) was an American civil engineer who is primarily known for designing many of Oregon's coastal bridges on U.S. Route 101. The native of South Dakota worked for the Oregon Department of Tr ...
and was completed in 1926. Shortly after its completion, Oregon State Highway Division created the
Peter Skene Ogden
Peter Skene Ogden (alternately Skeene, Skein, or Skeen; baptised 12 February 1790 – 27 September 1854) was a British-Canadian fur trader and an early explorer of what is now British Columbia and the Western United States. During his many expedi ...
Park just to the south of the bridge.
The bridge has a total length of with a main span of . The deck is above the canyon floor. The bridge was eventually unable to keep up with the growing traffic demands of
US 97 (US 97), and was replaced by the wider
Rex T. Barber Veterans Memorial Bridge
The Rex T. Barber Veterans Memorial Bridge is a concrete arch bridge in the western United States; it spans the Crooked River gorge in Jefferson County in central Oregon. Designed by T. Y. Lin International, the bridge was completed in 2000 ...
in 2000. The old bridge is open to pedestrians.
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List of bridges in the United States by height
This is a list of the highest bridges in the United States by height over land or water. ''Height'' in this list refers to the distance from the bridge deck to the lowest point on the land, or the water surface, directly below. A bridge's deck he ...
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External links
Oregon State Parks panoramic image*
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Open-spandrel deck arch bridges in the United States
Bridges completed in 1926
Road bridges in Oregon
Historic American Engineering Record in Oregon
Bridges by Conde McCullough
U.S. Route 97
Bridges of the United States Numbered Highway System
1926 establishments in Oregon
Steel bridges in the United States
Transportation buildings and structures in Jefferson County, Oregon
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