Roaring Camp Bridge was a private covered bridge spanning Elk Creek about 6 miles (10 km) west of Drain in the U.S. state of Oregon.[1] Robert Lancaster built the bridge in 1929 to provide road access to his farm,[2] and other local residents used it as well.[3] Roaring Camp was also the name of a roadhouse near the bridge.[3]
Roaring Camp Bridge | |
Formerly listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
 Roaring Camp Bridge | |
  Location of the bridge in Douglas County, Oregon  Roaring Camp Bridge (the United States) | |
| Nearest city | Drain |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 43°39′50″N 123°26′23″W / 43.66389°N 123.43972°W |
| Built | 1929 |
| Built by | Robert Lancaster |
| Architectural style | Howe truss |
| MPS | Oregon Covered Bridges TR[1] |
| NRHP reference No. | 79002057[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Listed | November 29, 1979 |
| Removed from NRHP | after demolition in 1995 |
Roaring Camp Bridge, clad with unpainted vertical 1-by-6-inch (2.5 by 15.2 cm) boards, had ribbon openings along its side walls.[3] The Howe truss bridge, 88 feet (27 m) long, was demolished in 1995.[2] Added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979, it was delisted after its demolition.[1]
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edit- ^ a b c d "Oregon National Register List" (PDF). Oregon City County Management Association. November 10, 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 23, 2016. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
- ^ a b Cockrell, Bill (2008). Oregon's Covered Bridges. Charleston, S.C.: Arcadia Publishing. p. 52. ISBN 978-0-7385-5818-9.
- ^ a b c Smith, Dwight A.; Norman, James B.; Dykman, Pieter T. (1989) [1986]. Historic Highway Bridges of Oregon (2nd ed.). Portland: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 183. ISBN 0-87595-205-4.
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