Sheridan Bridge (Oregon)

Infobox_Bridge


bridge_name=Sheridan Bridge
carries=Bridge Street
crosses=South Yamhill River
locale=Sheridan, Oregon
maint=Yamhill County
id= 02557 024 00283
design= truss
height=
length= 258 feet (78.6 m)
width= 26 feet (7.9 m)
clearance=
below=
open= 1939
lat=
long=

Sheridan Bridge in is a two-lane steel Truss bridge carrying vehicular traffic in Sheridan, Oregon, United States. Construction began in 1938 and finished in 1939. This bridge connects the northern part and southern part of the town across the South Yamhill River in Yamhill County.

Construction

Sheridan Bridge was built in 1938. [http://www.co.yamhill.or.us/pics/Sheridan/ Yamhill County Historic Photo Gallery: Sheridan.] Yamhill County. Retrieved on February 28 2008.] It was a project of the Works Progress Administration during the Great Depression of the 1930s. [Pointer, Starla. [http://www.newsregister.com/news/results.cfm?story_no=209798 'It's the thrill of the search' - Marge Owens.] "News-Register", June 24 2006.] When the new bridge was built, the older steel bridge was lifted up and moved down river a short distance. Mountain States Construction Company built the bridge for Yamhill County. []

Location

This steel bridge is part of Bridge Street that starts just north of the Federal Correctional Institution, Sheridan at Oregon Route 18 and crosses Oregon Route 18 Business where the bridge crosses the South Yamhill River. It is the only passenger bridge inside of town (there is a railroad bridge further upriver), and is maintained by Yamhill County. [ [http://www.co.yamhill.or.us/pubworks/index.asp?sel=13 Yamhill County Bridges.] Yamhill County Public Works. Retrieved on February 28 2008.] As of 2001 the bridge carries an average of 2,163 vehicles per day on the two lane structure in downtown Sheridan. [ [http://nationalbridges.com/nbi_record.php?StateCode=41&struct=02557+024+00283 NBI Structure Number: 02557 024 00283.] Nationalbridges.com. Retrieved on February 28 2008.]

External links

* [http://www.co.yamhill.or.us/pics/Sheridan/STEELBRIDGE.jpgPicture of first steel bridge]
* [http://www.co.yamhill.or.us/pics/Sheridan/TWOBRIDGES.jpgPicture of first and second bridges together in 1938]

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