Historic Mitigation Efforts
As part of an agreement with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO), we will mitigate for the loss of the historic Van Buren Bridge through several projects aimed at interpreting the significance of the bridge for the public. We're currently working on a Multiple Property Document for the National Register of Historic Places for downtown Corvallis and an interpretive station for salvaged pieces of the bridge. To meet some of the required items we've been working with a team from the Historic American Engineering Record (HAER).
The HAER team is made up of engineers, historians, architects, and other professionals who document America's engineering and industrial heritage. Managed as part of the National Park Service (NPS), HAER provides accurate plans, 3D scans, historical reports, and high-resolution technical photography as part of their evaluations. See their work on the Van Buren Bridge below! If you are interested in cloud modeling data for the Van Buren Bridge, please reach out to Kirsten Straus.
Provided by HAER, check out their completed summary and plans of the bridge and its history.
Picture Gallery
Pictures taken by Justin R. Scalera, Photographer, HAER, September
2023.
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