Wendling Bridge | |
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Nearest city | Marcola, Oregon |
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Coordinates | 44°11′29″N 122°47′56″W / 44.1914°N 122.7989°W |
Area | 0.1 acres (0.040 ha) |
Built | 1938 |
Architectural style | Howe Truss |
MPS | Oregon Covered Bridges TR |
NRHP reference No. | 79002095 [1] |
Added to NRHP | November 29, 1979 |
The Wendling Bridge is a covered bridge in Lane County in the U.S. state of Oregon. The 60-foot (18 m) Howe truss structure carries Wendling Road over Mill Creek in the unincorporated community of Wendling. [2] Built in 1938, the bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. [3]
Lane County built four covered bridges, including the Wendling Bridge, in 1936. The others are the Pengra, Goodpasture Bridge, and Earnest bridges. [4] A. C. Striker was then the county bridge superintendent. [5]
Notable features of the bridge include semi-elliptical portal arches and ribbon openings at the eaves. [5] The structure was named for George X. Wendling, who established a post office nearby in the 1890s. [5]
Wendling Bridge | |
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Nearest city | Marcola, Oregon |
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Coordinates | 44°11′29″N 122°47′56″W / 44.1914°N 122.7989°W |
Area | 0.1 acres (0.040 ha) |
Built | 1938 |
Architectural style | Howe Truss |
MPS | Oregon Covered Bridges TR |
NRHP reference No. | 79002095 [1] |
Added to NRHP | November 29, 1979 |
The Wendling Bridge is a covered bridge in Lane County in the U.S. state of Oregon. The 60-foot (18 m) Howe truss structure carries Wendling Road over Mill Creek in the unincorporated community of Wendling. [2] Built in 1938, the bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. [3]
Lane County built four covered bridges, including the Wendling Bridge, in 1936. The others are the Pengra, Goodpasture Bridge, and Earnest bridges. [4] A. C. Striker was then the county bridge superintendent. [5]
Notable features of the bridge include semi-elliptical portal arches and ribbon openings at the eaves. [5] The structure was named for George X. Wendling, who established a post office nearby in the 1890s. [5]