Sandy Creek Bridge

Sandy Creek Bridge

Sandy Creek Covered Bridge Park at Remote
Location of the bridge in Coos County, Oregon
Nearest city Myrtle Point
Coordinates 43°00′22.8″N 123°53′30.3″W / 43.006333°N 123.891750°W / 43.006333; -123.891750Coordinates: 43°00′22.8″N 123°53′30.3″W / 43.006333°N 123.891750°W / 43.006333; -123.891750
Built 1921
Architectural style Howe truss
MPS Oregon Covered Bridges TR[1]
NRHP Reference # 79002051
Listed November 29, 1979

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 60 feet (18 m) long.[4] It was added the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

See also

References

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

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