Lake Creek Bridge

Lake Creek Bridge
The bridge carries Nelson Mountain Road.
Coordinates44°06′15.6″N 123°40′25.1″W / 44.104333°N 123.673639°W / 44.104333; -123.673639
Built1928
Architectural styleHowe truss
MPSOregon Covered Bridges TR
NRHP reference No.79002091[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 29, 1979

The Lake Creek Bridge also known as the Nelson Mountain Bridge, is a covered bridge near Greenleaf, in the U.S. state of Oregon, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[1] The 105-foot (32 m) covered bridge, built in 1928, carries Nelson Mountain Road over Lake Creek in Lane County.[2]

Notable features of the bridge include upper and lower truss chords made of one-piece old-growth timbers, narrow ribbon windows at the eaves, and portals that are truncated rectangular arches.[3] A renovation in 1984 added new reinforced concrete abutments, new flooring, and other alterations to increase the bridge's load capacity.[3]

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References

  1. ^ a b "Oregon National Register List" (PDF). Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. June 6, 2011. p. 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 9, 2011. Retrieved July 16, 2011.
  2. ^ "Lake Creek (Nelson Mountain) Covered Bridge" (PDF). Oregon Department of Transportation. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
  3. ^ a b Smith, Dwight A.; Norman, James B.; Dykman, Pieter T. (1989) [1986]. Historic Highway Bridges of Oregon (2nd ed.). Portland: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 182. ISBN 0-87595-205-4.

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