The Antelope Creek Bridge is a wooden
covered bridge, long, spanning
Little Butte Creek in
Eagle Point in the
U.S. state of
Oregon. Constructed in 1922 by brothers Wes and Lyle Hartman, it originally spanned
Antelope Creek, north of
Medford.
Antelope Creek is a tributary of Little Butte Creek, which it enters about downstream of Eagle Point.
According to ''Oregon's Covered Bridges'', at its original location the bridge carried "the old
Medford – Crater Lake Road" over Antelope Creek.
After a newer span replaced the bridge at its original location, it was no longer used by vehicles, and it deteriorated.
Even so, it was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1979.
In 1987, to save the bridge, volunteers took it down and reassembled it over Little Butte Creek in Eagle Point.
Since then it has served as a pedestrian bridge
in Covered Bridge Park, adjacent to the veterans' memorial.
In 1988, after its move to Eagle Point, the bridge was temporarily delisted because restoration work had created side windows that were not part of the original. In 2012, after correction of those alterations, the bridge was re-added to the NRHP.
Notable features of the bridge include its
queenpost truss modified by addition of a kingpost, its ribbon openings under the
eaves
The eaves are the edges of the roof which overhang the face of a wall and, normally, project beyond the side of a building. The eaves form an overhang to throw water clear of the walls and may be highly decorated as part of an architectural styl ...
, and its cantilevered
buttresses.
The bridge has a cedar roof, semi-circular portals, and board siding without
battens.
See also
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List of covered bridges in Oregon
References
{{Portal bar, Transport, Engineering, National Register of Historic Places, Oregon
1922 establishments in Oregon
Bridges completed in 1922
National Register of Historic Places in Jackson County, Oregon
Pedestrian bridges in Oregon
Relocated buildings and structures in Oregon
Tourist attractions in Jackson County, Oregon
Covered bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Oregon
Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Oregon
Former road bridges in the United States
Wooden bridges in Oregon
Cantilever bridges in the United States
Transportation buildings and structures in Jackson County, Oregon