Sandy Creek Bridge

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]

Sandy Creek Bridge
Sandy Creek Covered Bridge Park at Remote
Location of the bridge in Coos County, Oregon
Sandy Creek Bridge (the United States)
Nearest cityMyrtle Point
Coordinates43°00′23″N 123°53′30″W
Built1921
Architectural styleHowe truss
MPSOregon Covered Bridges TR[1]
NRHP reference No.79002051
ListedNovember 29, 1979

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. "Sandy Creek Bridge". National Park Service. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
  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. 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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