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Fern Creek Bridge

Hood River County, Oregon

Photos 

Looking Southeast

Photo taken by Mike Garland in May 2017

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BH Photo #437526

Map 

Description 

One of at least 3 bridges built in the Eagle Creek Trail area (Fern Creek Bridge, Tish Creek Bridge, Black Bear Falls Bridge) in 1963 with the same exact design.

Destroyed by the Eagle Creek Fire in September, 2017.

Facts 

Overview
Lost Truss bridge over Fern Creek on Eagle Creek Trail
Location
Hood River County, Oregon
Status
Destroyed by fire
History
Built 1963
Design
Truss
Dimensions
Total length: 41.0 ft.
Deck width: 3.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+45.61630, -121.88714   (decimal degrees)
45°36'59" N, 121°53'14" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
10/586765/5052019 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 83320 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1963 (236)
Built during 1960s (2,034)
Destroyed by fire (195)
Hood River County, Oregon (26)
Lost (24,769)
Lost 2017 (258)
 Lost during 2010s (3,286)
Oregon (1,177)
Owned by U.S. Forest Service (302)
Owned by federal government (1,220)
Total length 25-50 feet (11,196)
Truss (32,814)

Update Log 

  • October 31, 2018: Added by Mike Garland

Sources 

  • Mike Garland - Rapier342 [at] comcast [dot] net

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