Big Creek Bridge No. 01180
National Register of Historic Places

Big Creek Bridge No. 01180

Heceta Head, Lane County, Oregon
Listed
August 4, 2005
Type
Structure
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
05000819

About this property

The Big Creek Bridge is a bowstring arch bridge that spans 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 (55 m) and contains one 120 ft (37 m) 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. The bridge, along with the Ten Mile Creek Bridge and the Wilson River Bridge, was rehabilitated in 1996 to increase the overhead clearance and add a cathodic protection system to protect the embedded steel reinforcement against the corrosive air. A project to replace the cathodic protection system began in February 2014.

Location

Heceta Head, Lane County, Oregon
44.17435, -124.11527

Categories

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Sources

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When was Big Creek Bridge No. 01180 listed on the National Register?

Big Creek Bridge No. 01180 was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 4, 2005.

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Big Creek Bridge No. 01180 is classified as a structure in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Big Creek Bridge No. 01180 is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1931.

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