Rogue River Crossing, Gold Hill Oregon
Posted by: 
TheBeanTeam
N 42° 25.893 W 123° 02.700
10T E 496298 N 4697693
Very cool Railroad bridge over a rugged section of the Rogue River.
Waymark Code: WMDY9
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 05/31/2006
Views: 55
Originally this was a crossing on the
The Siskiyou Line of the Souther Pacific RR. The
Central Oregon & Pacific currently operates this line from Eugene to Ashland. This crossing is interesting in that it has three separate styles of bridge in use. The first section is a
steel girder
, next is a
truss
followed by a classic
wooden trestle on the far side of the river. This railroad bridge can be viewed from several places including views from Highway 99 which parallels the tracks to the south and from a bike path which follows the river You can also get a great view and photos from Upper River Road on the opposite side of the river. I used a pull out on the road leading to Sam's Valley (4th Ave/Oregon 242) that gave a view from above the tracks.
Additional information supplied by thebeav69
Additional parking can be found at N 42° 25.843 W 123° 02.522
This is a large pull out area to the east of the bridge on the other side of the river just off of Highway 99.
Bridgehunter.com facts on this railroad bridge:
Built 1905, South span adjusted 1913
Builder
- American Bridge Co. of New York (Steel Fabricator)
Design
- Warren through truss
Dimensions
- Length of largest span: 150.0 ft.
- Total length: 565.0 ft.
- Deck width: 15.0 ft.
Also called Gold Hill Railroad Bridge