Sandy Creek Bridge Explained

Sandy Creek Bridge
Coordinates:43.0064°N -123.8918°W
Built:1921
Sigdate1 Label:Listed
Sigdate1:November 29, 1979
Mpsub:Oregon Covered Bridges TR[1]
Refnum:79002051

Sandy Creek Bridge is a covered bridge spanning Sandy Creek near the community of Remote in southwestern Oregon in the United States.[2] The bridge crosses the creek near its mouth on the Middle Fork Coquille River in Coos County.[3]

Built in 1921, the bridge carried Oregon Route 42 over the creek until bypassed by a newer bridge in 1949.[4] In 1984, after restoration by volunteers from the Lions Club of Myrtle Point, the structure became a display in a county park at the same site.[2] It is the only remaining covered bridge in Coos County.[4]

Special features of the bridge include large side openings and a truss made of two crossed Howe truss members on each chord.[4] The bridge is 60feet long.[4] It was added the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sandy Creek Bridge. National Park Service. February 3, 2016.
  2. Web site: Sandy Creek (Remote) Covered Bridge. PDF. Oregon Department of Transportation. February 3, 2016.
  3. Web site: United States Topographic Map. United States Geological Survey. Acme Mapper. February 4, 2016.
  4. Book: Smith, Dwight A.. Norman, James B. . James B. Norman . Dykman, Pieter T.. Historic Highway Bridges of Oregon. Oregon Historical Society Press. Portland. 2nd. 1989. 1986. 174. 0-87595-205-4.