Elk City Bridge

Elk City Bridge was a covered bridge spanning the Yaquina River at Elk City in Lincoln County in the U.S. state of Oregon. It was destroyed by a storm on November 13, 1981.[2]

Elk City Bridge
Nearest cityElk City
Built1922
Architectural styleHowe truss
MPSOregon Covered Bridges TR[1]
NRHP reference No.79002104[1]
Significant dates
ListedNovember 29, 1979
Removed from NRHPafter destruction in 1981

The original bridge, built by the county in 1922 for $3,200,[3] was a 100-foot (30 m) Howe truss span with 10.5-foot (3.2 m) vertical clearance[3] and a 15-ton load limit[4] supported by wooden pilings that suffered from rot.[5] The county planned to remove the bridge in 1980, but fundraising for repairs had gathered $20,000, and restoration had begun when high winds caused another $90,000 damage to the structure. The county did not have enough money for restoration or to pursue an insurance settlement through the courts.[2]

The bridge, added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979, was delisted after its destruction.[1]

See also

References
  1. "Oregon National Register List" (PDF). Oregon City County Management Association. November 10, 2005. p. 21. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 23, 2016. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
  2. "Elk City Bridge to Come Down Due to Damage". Eugene Register-Guard. United Press International. December 7, 1981. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  3. "Elk City covered bridge". Oregon State Library digital collection. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  4. see photo at "Elk City covered bridge". Oregon State Library digital collection. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  5. Cockrell, Bill (2008). Oregon's Covered Bridges. Charleston, S.C.: Arcadia Publishing. p. 100. ISBN 978-0-7385-5818-9.


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