HomeMy WebLinkAboutFall Creek Bridge Project Proposal2013 OREGON FEDERAL LANDS ACCESS PROGRAM
NOTICE OF INTENT TO SUBMIT A PROJECT PROPOSAL
Primary visitor destinations: I High Cascade Lake and wilderness areas
Project Name: Replacement of Fall Creek Bridge
Route Namel
Number:
FH Route 46; Local Route 4107
Federal Land(s)
Accessed:
High Cascade Lakes and associated wilderness areas
Agency(ies) with
Title to Project:
US Forest Service
Agency(ies) with
Maintenance
Responsibility:
Deschutes County Road Department
Problem Statement: This bridge is located on the Cascade Lake Highway. This highway is a major
tourist attraction in the summer months as it provides access to all the High
Cascade Lakes and also several access points to the Three Sisters Wilderness
area. It has several Scenic Designations; National Forest Scenic Byway
established in 1989, Oregon State Scenic Byway established in 1997 and
National Scenic Byway established in 1998. This route is heavily used by tour
buses and motor homes. There is also an aggregate source (Deschutes Bridge
Pit) located at the intersection of Forest Highway 40 and Cascade Lakes
Highway. Temporary repairs were made to the bridge in October 2012 to
alleviate the load rating issues but these repairs are only considered temporary
until a new bridge can be constructed at this location. There are still clearance
issues « 3 foot) on the bridge that can cause debris to collect at the bents which
can damage the existing bridge and cause a maintenance problem for the
County. The sufficiency rating on the bridge is 47.1
Proposed Work: The bridge can be replaced with a single span precast, prestressed concrete slab
structure. Based on the Sufficiency Rating, the bridge should be replaced by
year 2017. Because of low clearance issues on the existing bridge, the road
grade will have to be raised to accommodate the new bridge and also provide
vertical clearance to alleviate debris issues.
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High use Federal recreation sites and/or
Federal economic generators (as determined
by Federal Land Management Agency):
Cascade Lakes Highway is a heavily used route relied
upon by hikers, cyclists, boaters, anglers, motorcycle
and automobile clubs and campers to access the high
Cascade lakes and wilderness areas. Several resorts at
Elk Lake, Lava Lake, Cultus Lake, and Crane Prairie
Reservoir are accessed by this route; these premier
fishing lakes, along with the upper Deschutes River,
are key reasons for Deschutes County's identification
in the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife's 2008
report as the highest non-coastal fisheries in the State,
bringing thousands of dollars yearly into our local
economy. Cascade Lakes Highway also provides
access to 17 trailheads serving the Central Oregon
Cascades and over 30 campgrounds and day-use sites
around the lakes and reservoirs and along the upper
Deschutes River; it is also the access route for
numerous privately owned recreational homes on
leased National Forest land around Elk Lake.
This road is heavily used by tourist traffic coming to
Central Oregon; the capacity of many of the local
attractions and their parking areas is exceeded during
the summer months on long holiday weekends. Many
travelers stay over in Bend to explore the lakes and
wilderness available on and near this road, thus
bringing much needed income into the local economy.
Portions of this road are also used as a race course for
the Cascade Cycling Classic held in Bend every
summer. This is a professional bicycle race that draws
competitors from all over the United States and
Europe. It is also highly used by recreational cyclists,
as well as by various triathlons and relay running
events.
The Cascade Lakes Highway is an important log haul
route and is used as well by construction traffic that
utilizes the Deschutes Bridge aggregate source.
Reduced load capacity on this bridge would result in
costly detours jeopardizing the economic feasibility of
timber sales and federally funded construction
proJects.
Project
Termini
(location)
Mile Posts Latitude Longitude
Begin 26.52 440148.32 1214418.17 Project
Length
(miles)
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End 26.62
Estimated Total Project Costs $ 1,141,504
Funds Requested from Federal $ 1,024,269
Lands Access Program
Required Local Match $ 117,235
Other Funding Contributions to Project: $
From: Deschutes County
From:
Federal Land
Agency(ies):
Agency with Title or
Maintenance
Responsibility:
Deschutes County Road
Dept.
Point of
Contact:
Title:
Point of
Contact:
Title:
Geor~e Kolb, PE
County Engineer
E-mail:
Telephone:
E-mail:
Telephone:
George.Kolb@deschutes.org
541-322-7113
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Provide a good quality map clearly showing the project location and project termini.
Email the completed Notice ofIntent form with map by December 14,2012 to:
WFL.CallForProjects@dot.gov.
Fall Creek Bridge Replacement
2013 Oregon Federal Lands Access Program
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Print: November 14,2012
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The information on this map was derived (rom dgital databases on
Deschut6$ County's G .I.S. Care was taken in the creation of this
map, but it is provided "as is". Deschutes County cannot accept any
responsibility for errors, orrissions, or positional accuracy in the dgital
data or the underlying records. There are no warranties , express or
implied, indudng the warranty of merchantability or fitness for a
particular purpose, accompanying this product. However, notification
of any errors will be appreciated.
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Oregon Department of Transportation
Highway Division
Bridge Operations Section
Local Agency Bridge Photos
Bridge No. 18666
Deschutes C01mty
Date: October 2005
Approach Viewing West
Elevation Viewing North
rIA Anderson Engineering & Surveying, Inc:.
P .O. Box 28 P.O. Box 419
17681 Hwy 395 852 SW IS" Street
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