PACIFIC NORTHWEST EDITION
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October 23 2022 Vol. VI • No. 22
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Hamilton Construction, ODOT Open Scottsburg Bridge
The new structure is a 1,280-ft.-long by 47-ft.-wide, seven-span steel plate girder bridge with a cast-in-place deck.
The Oregon Department of Transportation formally dedicated the new Scottsburg Bridge and unveiled its plaque on Sept. 29. Participants included (L-R): ODOT Southwest Oregon Area Manager Chris Hunter, ODOT Historian Larissa Rudnicki, Oregon Transportation Commissioner Julie Brown, ODOT Historian Chris Bell, former Oregon Transportation Commissioner Martin Callery, Scottsburg resident Sunnie Hedden, ODOT Director Kris Strickler, Hamilton Construction President Con O’Connor and former Rep. Caddy McKeown. The original Scottsburg Bridge opened in 1929.
Officials from the Oregon Department of Transportation and Hamilton Construction recently celebrated the completion of the new Scottsburg Bridge on Oregon 38. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held on Sept. 29 for the dedication of the final link in a lifeline route between Interstate 5 and the southern Oregon coast, a $43 million project endeavor. The Springfield, Ore.-based contractor began work on the new bridge in January 2020. Traffic was shifted onto the new bridge this past May and the old bridge was removed in August. Funded by House Bill 2017 (The Keep Oregon Moving Act), the new Scottsburg Bridge is wider and on a better alignment than the original 1929 bridge. It has been built to withstand earthquakes and stay open in times of natural disasters. see SCOTTSBURG page 6