The Lake Creek Bridge also known as the Nelson Mountain Bridge, is a

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near Greenleaf, in the

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, that is listed on the

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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 sty ...

, and portals that are truncated rectangular arches. A renovation in 1984 added new reinforced concrete

abutment An abutment is the substructure at the ends of a bridge span or dam supporting its superstructure. Single-span bridges have abutments at each end that provide vertical and lateral support for the span, as well as acting as retaining walls ...

s, new flooring, and other alterations to increase the bridge's load capacity.

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