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Neal Lane Bridge
Neal Lane Bridge is a covered bridge in Douglas County in the U.S. state of Oregon. Built by Douglas County for $1,000 in 1939, it is the only covered bridge in Oregon that uses a kingpost truss. At , it is also one of the shortest covered bridges in the state. Other notable features include plank flooring, arched portals, and narrow window openings, as well as a metal roof. The structure has a five-ton weight limit. The bridge carries Neal Lane over South Myrtle Creek near the city of Myrtle Creek. At the time of the bridge construction in 1939, Floyd C. Frear was the county engineer; Homer Gallop was the bridge foreman. The date of construction, according to the Oregon Department of Transportation, has been challenged by an individual who says he worked on the bridge in 1929. The 1929 date is cited in ''Oregon's Covered Bridges'', but the 1939 date is cited in ''Historic Highway Bridges of Oregon''. See also *List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myrtle Creek (South Umpqua River)
Myrtle Creek is a short tributary of the South Umpqua River in Douglas County, Oregon, Douglas County in the U.S. state of Oregon. Its main stem, formed by the confluence of two forks just south of the city of Myrtle Creek, Oregon, Myrtle Creek, is only about long. Its only named tributaries are the two forks, North Myrtle Creek and South Myrtle Creek, each of which is much longer than the main stem. The Myrtle Creek watershed contains one of the largest blocks of land overseen by the Bureau of Land Management in western Oregon. The unbroken forest and its stream network provide habitat for species such as coho salmon and the northern spotted owl as well as clean drinking water for humans. Recreation in the watershed includes hiking, mushroom gathering, camping, horseback riding, and a wide variety of other outdoor activities. In 1990, the City of Myrtle Creek acquired timbers from the former Horse Creek Bridge (McKenzie Bridge, Oregon), Horse Creek Bridge in Lane County, Oregon, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |