Wendling Bridge Explained

Wendling Bridge
Nearest City:Marcola, Oregon
Built:1938
Architecture:Howe Truss
Added:November 29, 1979
Refnum:79002095[1]
Coordinates:44.1914°N -122.7989°W

The Wendling Bridge is a covered bridge in Lane County in the U.S. state of Oregon. The 60feet 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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wendling Bridge. National Park Service. March 16, 2016.
  2. Web site: Mill Creek (Wendling) Covered Bridge. PDF. Oregon Department of Transportation. March 16, 2016.
  3. Web site: Oregon National Register List. Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. 23. PDF. June 6, 2011. July 17, 2011.
  4. Web site: Wendling Creek Covered Bridge. Lane County, Oregon. March 16, 2016.
  5. 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. 169. 0-87595-205-4.