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Melrose Road: Conn Ford Bridge Replacement Project

Construction Phase

Region 3: Southwestern Oregon (Roseburg, Douglas)


​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​The Conn Ford Bridge on Melrose Road was built in 1964 and has exceeded its design life. This project will construct a replacement bridge with two travel lanes for vehicles and wide shoulders for bicycles and pedestrians.​​


Impacts

Traffic Impact

The new Conn Ford Bridge opened at 1 p.m. on Friday, August 2, 2024. A work zone speed limit of 35 mph will be in effect through August and September as the contractor completes work. Drivers on Melrose Road should watch for intermittent lane and shoulder closures, mostly at night.​

Schedule

​Construction began in the spring of 2022. Traffic was moved onto the new bridge on August 2, 2024. Most work was completed by the end of September 2024. 


Details

About

​The Conn Ford Bridge spans the South Umpqua River about one mile west of Roseburg on Melrose Road. The bridge was constructed in 1964, when there was less traffic in the Melrose area, and has reached the end of its originally anticipated lifespan. The bridge has narrow shoulders and the rails do not meet current safety standards.

The bridge received a low sufficiency rating of 9 out of 100 based on three criteria: structural evaluation, obsolescence of design and importance to the public. The Federal Highway Administration uses sufficiency ratings to determine whether a bridge qualifies for repair funding (a score of less than 80) or replacement funding (less than 50).

This project will remove the existing bridge and replace it with a new two-lane structure on the same alignment that meets current standards. The new bridge will contain wide shoulders for pedestrian, bicycle and ADA access across the bridge.


Location

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​Douglas County: The Conn Ford Bridge is located on Melrose Road, about one mile west of Roseburg.

Cost and Funding

​Construction Budget: $22,624,680.25 (responsive bid)

(NOTE: This project will replace two bridges, the Oakland Bridge and the Melrose (Conn Ford) Bridge. Cost and funding breakdowns for each bridge are not available at this time.)


Contractor

Farline Bridge Inc. (Stayton, Oregon) 

Additional Information

​Project updates: ODOT will notify the public prior to any road closures or other major traffic impacts. Visit our GovDelivery page to sign up for e-mail updates​.

Related project: The Conn Ford (Melrose) Bridge Replacement is part of a two-project bundle that also includes the replacement of the Oakland Bridge on Old Highway 99.

Southwest Oregon projects: Learn about other ODOT projects​ in Coos, Curry, Douglas, Josephine and Jackson counties.


Contacts & Media

Melrose Bridge project map

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Project Contact

Public Information Officer
Dan Latham
Email
Dan.Latham@odot.oregon.gov
Phone
541-817-5200

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Last Updated

10/9/2024 10:43 AM

Project Number

21591M

Project Documents

Related documents to this project
R3-Melrose-MAP-Detour.jpgDetour map for Melrose Road closure (2022)