| Bear Creek | |
| Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Oregon |
| Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the mouth of Bear Creek in Oregon |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | United States |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | Oregon |
| Subdivision Type4: | County |
| Subdivision Name4: | Lincoln |
| Source1: | near Cougar Mountain |
| Source1 Location: | Central Oregon Coast Range, Siuslaw National Forest |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 44.9639°N -123.8533°W |
| Source1 Elevation: | 1445feet[1] |
| Mouth: | Salmon River |
| Mouth Location: | near Rose Lodge |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 45.0033°N -123.9036°W[2] |
| Mouth Elevation: | 82feet |
Bear Creek is a tributary of the Salmon River in the Central Oregon Coast Range in the United States. It begins in the Siuslaw National Forest and flows generally northwest through Lincoln County to meet the river between Rose Lodge and Otis. Named tributaries from source to mouth are McMullen, Tarry, Southman, and Morton creeks.[3]
A covered bridge over Bear Creek is made from timbers salvaged from the former Drift Creek Bridge, also in Lincoln County. In 1988, county officials closed the old bridge after rot and insect damage made it unsafe.[4] They had the bridge dismantled 1997 and gave the timbers to Laura and Kerry Sweitz, who owned land along Bear Creek 8miles north of the Drift Creek site. In 2000, the Sweitz family rebuilt the bridge and granted a permanent public easement for its use.[4] The bridge carries North Rogers Lane, off Bear Creek Road, over the creek.[5]