Umpqua River Crossing - Winchester, OR
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TheBeanTeam
N 43° 16.841 W 123° 21.399
10T E 471062 N 4792046
Crossing at Amacher Park located on the North Umpqua River in Winchester west of the I-5 bridge. Exit 126
Waymark Code: WMEYW
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 06/15/2006
Views: 18
The Umpqua River Crossing was originally part of the
The Siskiyou Line of the Souther Pacific RR built in 1906. The
Central Oregon & Pacific currently operates this line from Eugene to Ashland. This crossing is interesting in that it has three
steel truss style spans in use followed by a classic
wooden trestle on the both sides of the river. This railroad bridge can be viewed from several places including views from Highway 99 and Interstate 5 which parallels the tracks to the east. The best views can be found in Douglas Counties
Amacher Park. I drove under the railroad trestle into Amacher park to take the photos of this historic rail road bridge.