Neal Lane Covered Bridge 37-10-07

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Neal Lane Covered Bridge

Photo taken by Michael Goff on July 12, 2010

BH Photo #169590

Overview: Covered bridge over South Myrtle Creek on CR 124 in Myrtle Creek
Location: Myrtle Creek, Douglas County, Oregon
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1939
Builders: - Floyd C. Frear (County Engineer)
- Homer Gallop (Construction Supervisor)
Design: The Neal Lane Covered Bridge is one of the shortest covered bridges in Oregon at only 42 feet. The bridge is a King-Post housed truss, with two short approach spans.
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 42.0 ft.
Total length: 71.9 ft.
Deck width: 15.4 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 10.2 ft.
Recognition: Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Also called: South Myrtle Creek Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +43.01667, -123.27444 (decimal degrees)
43°01'00" N, 123°16'28" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 10/477636/4762702 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Myrtle Creek
Average daily traffic (as of 2010): 192
Inventory numbers: ORNBI 19C220012400038 (Oregon bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 29958 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of July 2018): Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 34.4 (out of 100)
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Mike Goff - michael [dot] goff [at] hotmail [dot] com
Neal Lane Covered Bridge - Oregon Covered Bridge Guide
HAER OR-126 - Neal Lane Bridge, Spanning South Myrtle Creek, Neal Lane (CR 124), Myrtle Creek, Douglas County, OR
Historic Highway Bridges of Oregon - Dwight A. Smith, James B. Norman & Pieter T. Dykman, Oregon Historical Society Press, 1989
Richard Doody