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Big Creek Bridge (Oregon)

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system to protect the embedded steel reinforcement against the corrosive air. A project to replace the cathodic protection system began in February 2014.
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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
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Big Creek Bridge carries Highway 101 over the mouth of Big Creek on the Oregon coast where it empties into the Pacific Ocean.
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The bridge, along with the Ten Mile Creek Bridge and the Wilson River Bridge, was rehabilitated in 1996 to increase the
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Big Creek Bridge, Spanning Big Creek on Oregon Coast Highway (US 101), Florence, Lane County, OR
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List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Oregon
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Elegant Arches, Soaring Spans: C. B. McCulough, Oregon's Master Bridge Builder
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List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Oregon
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property in Oregon on the National Register of Historic Places
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National Register of Historic Places in Lane County, Oregon
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C. B. McCullough Major Oregon Coast Highway Bridges MPS
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History of the National Register of Historic Places
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Big Creek Bridge (Oregon) is located in Oregon
Big Creek Bridge (Oregon) is located in the United States
US 101
Heceta Head, Oregon
44°10′28″N 124°06′55″W / 44.17444°N 124.11528°W / 44.17444; -124.11528
Conde B. McCullough
MPS
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bowstring arch bridge
Big Creek
U.S. Route 101
Lane County, Oregon
Conde McCullough
Ten Mile Creek Bridge
Wilson River Bridge
truss bridges
James Barney Marsh
overhead clearance
cathodic protection
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List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Oregon
List of bridges on U.S. Route 101 in Oregon
List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Oregon

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