Neal Lane Bridge is a
covered bridge
A covered bridge is a timber-truss bridge with a roof, decking, and siding, which in most covered bridges create an almost complete enclosure. The purpose of the covering is to protect the wooden structural members from the weather. Uncovered woo ...
in
Douglas County in the
U.S. state
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of
Oregon
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.
Built by Douglas County for $1,000 in 1939, it is the only covered bridge in Oregon that uses a
kingpost truss
A king post (or king-post or kingpost) is a central vertical post used in architectural or bridge designs, working in tension to support a beam below from a truss apex above (whereas a crown post, though visually similar, supports items above fro ...
.
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
The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) is a department of the state government of the U.S. state of Oregon responsible for systems of transportation. It was first established in 1969. It had been preceded by the Oregon State Highway Depar ...
, 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
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List of Oregon covered bridges
This list of Oregon covered bridges contains 50 historic covered bridges remaining in the U.S. state of Oregon.
Most covered bridges in Oregon were built between 1905 and 1925. At its peak, there were an estimated 450 covered bridges, which by 1 ...
References
External links
*{{HAER , survey=OR-126 , id=or0501 , title=Neal Lane Bridge, Spanning South Myrtle Creek, Neal Lane (CR 124), Myrtle Creek, Douglas County, OR , photos=11 , dwgs=5 , data=6 , cap=1
Bridges completed in 1939
Covered bridges in Oregon
Historic American Engineering Record in Oregon
Road bridges in Oregon
Wooden bridges in Oregon
Tourist attractions in Douglas County, Oregon
Bridges in Douglas County, Oregon