Bullards Bridge

Bullards Bridge
Coordinates43°08′50″N 124°23′44″W / 43.1471°N 124.3955°W / 43.1471; -124.3955
Carries US 101
CrossesCoquille River
LocaleBandon, Oregon, U.S.
Maintained byODOT
Preceded by
Ferry
Characteristics
DesignVertical-lift bridge with flanking camelback truss spans
MaterialSteel
Total length702 ft (214 m)[1]
Width26 ft (7.9 m)[1]
Approx. 17 feet (5.2 m) (on the roadway deck)
81 feet (25 m) fully open;
31 feet (9.4 m) closed
History
Construction start1952
Opened1954[2][3]
Statistics
Daily traffic8,282 (2007)[1]
Location
Map
Interactive map of Bullards Bridge
View from the lift span, looking towards the northern truss span

The Bullards Bridge (or simply Bullards Bridge) is a vertical-lift bridge that spans the Coquille River near where the river empties into the Pacific Ocean, just north of Bandon, Oregon, United States. One of only two vertical-lift bridges on the Oregon Coast Highway (U.S. Route 101), it was completed in 1954.[2][3] The lift span is flanked by two camelback truss spans.[3] It is located immediately east of Bullards Beach State Park.

The bridge was built to replace Bullards Ferry, a ferry service whose slip was located about 80 feet (24 m) upstream from the bridge that replaced it.[4] The name originates with the Bullard family, who were among the early settlers in the area.[5] The Oregon Highway Commission awarded a contract for construction of the bridge and a 0.49-mile (0.79 km) new section of highway in October 1952.[6] The completed bridge was dedicated on September 20, 1954.[2]

The overhead clearance for vehicles on the bridge deck originally was between 14 feet 10 inches (4.52 m)[3] and 15 feet 2 inches (4.62 m),[7] but after multiple instances of tall trucks striking the bridge, work was undertaken in 2006–07 to move certain cross pieces in order to increase the vertical clearance on the roadway by about 2 feet.[3]

Average daily traffic on the bridge was about 6,000 vehicles in 2004,[8] but had grown to about 8,300 by 2007.[1]

In late 2009, the Oregon Department of Transportation was planning a $3.4 million rehabilitation of the Bullards Bridge for 2010–11.[1] The bridge's draw span is very rarely opened now; as of 2009, it had not been raised for marine traffic in seven years,[1] being operated only for annual test openings for maintenance.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f McCasland, Steve (October 17, 2009). "Bullards Bridge will get rehab work in 2010–11". The World. Coos Bay, Oregon. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c "Coast Road Link Ready" (September 19, 1954). The Sunday Oregonian (Portland), p. 40.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Millan, Felix (January 11, 2007). "Iron man" (about the foreman of a project to modify the Bullards Bridge). The World (Coos Bay, Oregon).
  4. ^ "Road Commissioners Plan for Span" (December 8, 1950). The Oregonian (Portland), p. 17.
  5. ^ "Park History: Bullards Beach State Park". Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
  6. ^ "Bandon Job Goes To Portland Firm" (October 23, 1952). The Oregonian (Portland), p. 11.
  7. ^ The World staff (March 23, 2004). "Span over Coquille River is damaged and traffic diverted ... again." The World (Coos Bay).
  8. ^ McCasland, Steve (April 3, 2004). "Bridge repairs prolonged". The World (Coos Bay).

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