Location
OR 99
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Oregon 99 Gold Hill Bridge over the Rogue River (parallel to the railroad bridge).
Cost and Funding
~$16.4 million
Benefits
The goal is to improve safety and keep everyone connected on the historic structure, including transit, emergency services and freight, bicyclists and pedestrians over this critical crossing of the Rogue River into the Gold Hill and Sams Valley area.
This project will widen and strengthen the existing structure to handle today's traffic while keeping the historic integrity of the bridge.
What Problem Will This Improve?
The current bridge is too narrow for passing vehicles, especially any truck of width including fire, log and delivery trucks. This will widen and improve the structure to handle today's traffic as well as allow it to handle transit buses, bicyclists and pedestrians.
Additional Information
Library of Congress web page on historical significance
See page 105 of Oregon's Historic Bridge Field Guide