Roaring Camp Bridge was a private
covered bridge
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spanning
Elk Creek about west of
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in the U.S. state of
Oregon
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[ Robert Lancaster built the bridge in 1929 to provide road access to his farm,] and other local residents used it as well. ''Roaring Camp'' was also the name of a roadhouse near the bridge.
Roaring Camp Bridge, clad with unpainted vertical boards, had ribbon openings along its side walls. The Howe truss
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bridge, long, was demolished in 1995. Added to the National Register of Historic Places
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in 1979, it was delisted after its demolition.[
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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 ...
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References
1929 establishments in Oregon
1995 disestablishments in Oregon
Bridges completed in 1929
Covered bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Oregon
Bridges in Douglas County, Oregon
Demolished bridges in the United States
Former National Register of Historic Places in Oregon
Wooden bridges in Oregon
National Register of Historic Places in Douglas County, Oregon
Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Oregon
Buildings and structures demolished in 1995
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