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Mill Creek Bridge

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Mill Creek Loon Lake

Photo from USFS: Timber Bridges, Design, Construction, Inspection & Maintenace

Photo courtesy of the U.S. Forest Sevice

View this photo at fpl.fs.fed.us

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Timber arch bridge over Mill Creek on Loon Lake Rd
Location
Douglas County, Oregon
Status
Replaced by new bridge
History
Built 1947, Replaced 1967
Builders
- Glenn S. Paxson (Bridge Engineer)
- Timber Structures Inc. (Arch Design/Fabrication)
Design
100-foot glu-laminated timber deck arch with 114-feet of timber trestle approach spans.
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 100.0 ft.
Total length: 219.0 ft.
Deck width: 20.0 ft.
Also called
Loon Lake Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.59861, -123.84556   (decimal degrees)
43°35'55" N, 123°50'44" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
10/431752/4827640 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Loon Lake
Inventory number
BH 52596 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log 

  • May 31, 2012: Added by Mike Goff

Sources 

  • Mike Goff - michael [dot] goff [at] hotmail [dot] com