Neal Lane Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 43°01′00.6″N 123°16′28.4″W / 43.016833°N 123.274556°W [1] |
Locale | Douglas County, Oregon, United States |
Other name(s) | South Myrtle Creek Covered Bridge |
Maintained by | Douglas County |
Characteristics | |
Design | Covered kingpost truss |
Load limit | 5 tons |
History | |
Construction end | 1939 (1929) |
Location | |
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Neal Lane Bridge is a covered bridge in Douglas County in the U.S. state of Oregon. [1] Built by Douglas County for $1,000 in 1939, it is the only covered bridge in Oregon that uses a kingpost truss. [2] At 42 feet (13 m), it is also one of the shortest covered bridges in the state. [2] Other notable features include plank flooring, arched portals, and narrow window openings, [2] as well as a metal roof. [1] The structure has a five-ton weight limit. [1]
The bridge carries Neal Lane over South Myrtle Creek near the city of Myrtle Creek. [1] At the time of the bridge construction in 1939, Floyd C. Frear was the county engineer; Homer Gallop was the bridge foreman. [2]
The date of construction, according to the Oregon Department of Transportation, has been challenged by an individual who says he worked on the bridge in 1929. [1] The 1929 date is cited in Oregon's Covered Bridges, [3] but the 1939 date is cited in Historic Highway Bridges of Oregon. [2]
Neal Lane Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 43°01′00.6″N 123°16′28.4″W / 43.016833°N 123.274556°W [1] |
Locale | Douglas County, Oregon, United States |
Other name(s) | South Myrtle Creek Covered Bridge |
Maintained by | Douglas County |
Characteristics | |
Design | Covered kingpost truss |
Load limit | 5 tons |
History | |
Construction end | 1939 (1929) |
Location | |
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Neal Lane Bridge is a covered bridge in Douglas County in the U.S. state of Oregon. [1] Built by Douglas County for $1,000 in 1939, it is the only covered bridge in Oregon that uses a kingpost truss. [2] At 42 feet (13 m), it is also one of the shortest covered bridges in the state. [2] Other notable features include plank flooring, arched portals, and narrow window openings, [2] as well as a metal roof. [1] The structure has a five-ton weight limit. [1]
The bridge carries Neal Lane over South Myrtle Creek near the city of Myrtle Creek. [1] At the time of the bridge construction in 1939, Floyd C. Frear was the county engineer; Homer Gallop was the bridge foreman. [2]
The date of construction, according to the Oregon Department of Transportation, has been challenged by an individual who says he worked on the bridge in 1929. [1] The 1929 date is cited in Oregon's Covered Bridges, [3] but the 1939 date is cited in Historic Highway Bridges of Oregon. [2]