Boone Bridge (Oregon): Difference between revisions
Content deleted Content added
Fixing improper spelling of Boone family name |
←Replaced content with 'WANGZ' |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
WANGZ |
|||
{{Infobox_Bridge |
|||
|bridge_name=Boone Bridge |
|||
|image=Boone Bridge Oregon.JPG |
|||
|caption=West side of the bridge from the north bank |
|||
|official_name= |
|||
|carries=[[Interstate 5]] |
|||
|crosses=[[Willamette River]] |
|||
|locale=[[Wilsonville, Oregon]] |
|||
|maint=[[Oregon Department of Transportation]] |
|||
|design=steel girder<br>floorbeam system<ref name=bridge>[http://nationalbridges.com/nbi_record.php?StateCode=41&struct=02254A001+28311 NBI Structure Number: 02254A001 28311.] National Bridge Inventory, accessed [[October 22]] [[2007]].</ref> |
|||
|mainspan= |
|||
|length= {{convert|1111|ft|m}}<ref name=bridge/> |
|||
|width= {{convert|116|ft|m}} |
|||
|below= {{convert|75|ft|m}}<ref name=bridge/> |
|||
|open=1954 |
|||
|lat=45.291766 |
|||
|long=-122.76932}} |
|||
'''Boone Bridge''' is a steel girder highway [[bridge]] over the [[Willamette River]] at [[Wilsonville, Oregon]], in the [[United States]]. Built in 1954, it crosses the river to the [[Charbonneau, Oregon|Charbonneau]] section of Wilsonville, carrying [[Interstate 5 in Oregon|Interstate 5]] into the open [[Willamette Valley]] from the [[Portland metropolitan area]]. Maintained by the [[Oregon Department of Transportation]], the {{convert|1111|ft|m}} long bridge has three travel lanes in each direction. To the west is the site of the former [[Boone's Ferry]], which the bridge replaced. |
|||
==History== |
|||
Alphonso Boone (grandson of [[Daniel Boone]]) and his son Jesse Boone started the [[Boone's Ferry]] over the Newberg Pool stretch of the Willamette River in 1847.<ref name=then>Tims, Dana. Then & Now: Starting out small. ''[[The Oregonian]]'', [[July 20]] [[2000]].</ref> They also cleared timber and constructed a road south towards [[Salem, Oregon|Salem]] and north towards Portland, creating the first overland connection from Salem to the northern section of the Willamette Valley.<ref name=then/> A railroad bridge was constructed just upriver in 1907 and was used for the [[Oregon Electric Railway]].<ref name=history>Boone Bridge history. ''[[The Oregonian]]'', [[May 25]] [[2006]].</ref> |
|||
In 1953, [[Oregon]] began construction of a highway bridge just east of the ferry landings to carry what became Interstate 5.<ref name=retro>Tims, Dana. Boone Bridge will become quake-proof. ''[[The Oregonian]]'', [[April 9]] [[1998]].</ref> The four-lane, north-south aligned bridge was finished in 1954 and opened to traffic in July, with the ferry ending service as that time.<ref name=history/> The state named the bridge Boone Bridge in honor of the Boone family.<ref>Goetze, Janet. Boone’s Landing. ''[[The Oregonian]]'', [[July 2]] [[2004]].</ref> At the time there was a bronze marker in one of the bridge’s piers to commemorate the name, but it was removed when the bridge was later widened.<ref name=name>Boone, Jerry. Boone family quilt will tie up loose ends at dedication. ''[[The Oregonian]]'', [[March 30]] [[1995]].</ref> |
|||
The state widened Boone Bridge from its original four lanes of traffic to a total of six lanes in 1970, with three lanes in each direction.<ref name=retro/> In 1995, the bridge was re-dedicated as the Boone Bridge and a sign added to the bridge along with a plaque at the nearby rest area to honor the earlier ferry.<ref name=name/> From 1998 to 1999 the bridge was [[retrofitted]] with steel cables and a new roadway in order to prepare the bridge for earthquakes at a cost of $4 million.<ref name=retro/> In May 1999, a ten car [[Car accident|accident]] on the bridge backed up traffic for nine hours.<ref name=crash>Ramirez, Pete. State cuts I-5 speed limit at pileup site. ''[[The Oregonian]]'', [[May 13]] [[1999]].</ref> The fatal crash led to a temporary reduction in the speed limit.<ref name=crash/> By 2000, the bridge carried in excess of 125,000 cars per day.<ref name=then/> |
|||
==Details== |
|||
Constructed of steel girders on the underside, the bridge is {{convert|1111|ft|m}} long.<ref name=bridge/> Boone Bridge measures {{convert|116|ft|m}} in width and rises {{convert|75|ft|m}} above the river.<ref name=bridge/> The [[Canby Ferry]], which also crosses the Willamette, is a few miles to the east. There is a [[Portland & Western Railroad]] rail bridge just upriver, to the west of Boone Bridge. |
|||
The bridge is considered a choke point in the regional transportation system with [[Oregon Route 217]] and [[Interstate 205 (Oregon)|Interstate 205]] funneling traffic onto Interstate 5 to cross the river at the bridge.<ref name=options>Tims, Dana. Bottleneck at Boone Bridge. ''[[The Oregonian]]'', [[May 25]] [[2006]].</ref> Oregon transportation officials have proposed several options including a new span, as well as new highway sections to connect [[Oregon Route 18]] directly to Interstate 5 south of the bridge along with extending Interstate 205 south of [[Oregon City, Oregon|Oregon City]] to connect with I-5 at Aurora or [[Woodburn, Oregon|Woodburn]].<ref name=options/> The replacement cost is estimated at $48,424,000.<ref> {{cite web |
|||
| url = http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/TD/TP/docs/TMR/GEN1/EconBridgeRpt.pdf |
|||
| title = Draft Economic and Bridge Options Report: A report to the Oregon Transportation Commission |
|||
| publisher = [[Oregon Department of Transportation]] |
|||
| format = [[PDF]] |
|||
| pages = 112 |
|||
| date = [[January 15]][[2003]] |
|||
| accessdate = 2007-07-23 |
|||
}} </ref> |
|||
==See also== |
|||
* [[List of crossings of the Willamette River]] |
|||
==References== |
|||
{{reflist}} |
|||
==External links== |
|||
*[http://photos.salemhistory.org/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/max&CISOPTR=4156&REC=3 Ferry crossing the river with bridge in background] |
|||
[[Category:Interstate 5]] |
|||
[[Category:Clackamas County, Oregon]] |
|||
[[Category:Bridges in Oregon]] |
|||
[[Category:Willamette River]] |
|||
[[Category:Wilsonville, Oregon]] |
|||
[[Category:Bridges completed in 1954]] |
|||
Revision as of 16:58, 25 April 2008
WANGZ