The Lake Creek Bridge also known as the Nelson Mountain Bridge, near
Greenleaf, in the
U.S. state
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of
Oregon
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, is listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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.
The covered bridge, built in 1928, carries Nelson Mountain Road over
Lake Creek in
Lane County.
Notable features of the bridge include upper and lower
truss chords made of one-piece old-growth timbers, narrow ribbon windows at 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 portals that are truncated rectangular arches.
A renovation in 1984 added new reinforced concrete
abutment
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s, new flooring, and other alterations to increase the bridge's load capacity.
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External links
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National Register of Historic Places in Lane County, Oregon
Covered bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Oregon
Covered bridges in Lane County, Oregon
Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Oregon
Wooden bridges in Oregon
Howe truss bridges in the United States