Horse Creek Bridge (McKenzie Bridge, Oregon)
Bypassed by a concrete bridge in 1968, Horse Creek Bridge was not dismantled until 1987. During the intervening years, it served as a pedestrian bridge. Its timbers were donated to the City of Cottage Grove, which used some of them to build a small covered bridge in a park. The remaining timbers were given to the City of Myrtle Creek in 1990 for a covered bridge over Myrtle Creek. The bridge connects a parking area to the city's Mill Site Park. The creek is a tributary of the South Umpqua River.
The 1930 bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979 and removed after 1987. Features included Howe truss construction, ribbon openings at the eaves, rectangular arched portals, and an eye-level window on one side for spotting oncoming traffic.
See also
- List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Oregon
- List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Oregon
- List of Oregon covered bridges
References
- ^ "Oregon National Register List" (PDF). Oregon City County Management Association. November 10, 2005. p. 21. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 23, 2016. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
- ^ "Myrtle Creek (Horse Creek) Covered Bridge" (PDF). Oregon Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
- ^ Smith, Dwight A.; Norman, James B.; Dykman, Pieter T. (1989) [1986]. Historic Highway Bridges of Oregon (2nd ed.). Portland: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 184. ISBN 0-87595-205-4.
- ^ "United States Topographic Map: McKenzie Bridge". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved January 23, 2016 – via Acme Mapper.
- ^ "United States Topographic Map: Myrtle Creek". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved January 23, 2016 – via Acme Mapper.
External links
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. OR-15, "Horse Creek Covered Bridge, McKenzie Bridge, Lane County, OR", 10 photos, 1 data page, 1 photo caption page (1930 bridge)