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Myrtle
Creek (Horse Creek) Covered Bridge
County:
Douglas
Stream: Myrtle Creek
Latitude:
43°01'23.7"N
Longitude: 123°17'23.2"W
Truss
Type: Howe
Bridge Length (ft): 105
Year Built: 1930 *1990
World Guide Number: 37-10-12
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Myrtle
Creek (Horse Creek) Covered Bridge
Location:
Exit Interstate 5 at Myrtle Creek. Follow Highway 99, the main street
through downtown. The bridge is to the west in Mill Site Park.
Background:
Built in 1930, Horse Creek Covered Bridge originally spanned Horse Creek
in the vicinity of McKenzie Bridge in Lane County.
Although
the bridge had been bypassed by a concrete span in 1968, it was not removed
until December of 1987.
The bridge's
wooden timbers were given to the City of Cottage Grove for salvage. Cottage
Grove used some of the timbers to construct a small-scale covered bridge
in their park. The remaining lumber was donated to the City of Myrtle
Creek in the spring of 1990.
The structure
now spans the stream of Myrtle Creek, providing access from a parking
area into the Mill Site Park in downtown Myrtle Creek.
Prior to
removal, this bridge was listed on the National Historic Register.
Source:
"Roofs Over Rivers" by Bill and Nick Cockrell
Information presented in cooperation with the Covered Bridge Society of
Oregon
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