Open house scheduled for Sheep Creek Bridge project

 

October 2, 2015                                                     For more information: Rick Little (541) 726-2442

10-243-R2                                                                                            richard.little@odot.state.or.us

 

Open house to discuss the US 20: Sheep Creek Bridge project

SWEET HOME— The public is invited to an open house to learn more about a project to repair the US 20: Sheep Creek Bridge, located approximately 25 miles east of Sweet Home in Linn County (MP 56.6).

 

The open house will be 5-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, October 6, 2015 at the Jim Riggs Community Center, 890 18^th Avenue, Sweet Home, Oregon.

 

The project is a two-year project to address earth movement, and bridge and highway damage from an active landslide on the east end of the bridge.

 

Phase 1, was constructed in summer, 2015. It constructed a row of 18 columns, reaching fifty feet below the ground surface along the north side of the bridge.

These columns consist of large, steel piles embedded vertically in four-foot diameter cylinders of concrete. This row of columns, similar to a buried picket fence, is designed to re-direct the slide away from the bridge.

To see a short video (2-minutes, 15-seconds), click on this link:  Sheep Creek Bridge Phase 1

 

Phase 2, to be constructed in summer, 2016, will repair slide damage to the bridge, and reset the bridge on the eastern abutment. A complete highway closure of 6 to 8 weeks appears necessary to complete Phase 2 construction.

 

At the open house, project team members will be available to discuss different aspects of the project.

 

What:  Sheep Creek Bridge Project Phase 2 Open House

When:  5-7:30 p.m., Tuesday, October 6, 2015

Where:  Jim Riggs Community Center, 890 18th Avenue, Sweet Home

 

To learn more about the project, visit the project website.

 

Know Before You Go

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