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Lane Street Bridge

Douglas County, Oregon

Photos 

Published prior to 1923

BH Photo #425307

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Bridge over Umpqua River on Lane Street
Location
Roseburg, Douglas County, Oregon
Status
Removed
History
Built 1884; Removed 1972
Design
2 Uncovered Camelback trusses
1 Uncovered Howe truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.21033, -123.35381   (decimal degrees)
43°12'37" N, 123°21'14" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
10/471260/4784232 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 81379 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (9,628)
Built 1884 (229)
Built during 1880s (2,391)
Camelback truss (428)
Douglas County, Oregon (84)
Howe through truss (660)
Howe truss (807)
Lost (31,791)
Lost 1972 (114)
 Lost during 1970s (1,058)
Oregon (1,332)
Owned by city (6,279)
Roseburg, Oregon (7)
Through truss (19,026)
Truss (38,306)
Umpqua River (24)
Uncovered wooden truss (166)

Update Log 

  • April 26, 2018: Updated by Luke: Added info
  • April 26, 2018: Added by Leslie R Trick

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Lane Street Bridge
Posted April 26, 2018, by Luke

Nice find, Leslie.

Seems the PNW had a lot of wooden trusses that lasted far longer than their Midwestern/Eastern contemporaries.