The Wendling Bridge is a covered bridge in Lane County in the U.S. state of Oregon. The 60-foot (18 m) Howe truss structure carries Wendling Road over Mill Creek in the unincorporated community of Wendling.[2] Built in 1938, the bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[3]
Wendling Bridge | |
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| Nearest city | Marcola, Oregon |
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| Coordinates | 44°11′29″N 122°47′56″W / 44.1914°N 122.7989°W |
| Area | 0.1 acres (0.040 ha) |
| Built | 1938 |
| Architectural style | Howe Truss |
| MPS | Oregon Covered Bridges TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 79002095[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 29, 1979 |
Lane County built four covered bridges, including the Wendling Bridge, in 1938. The others are the Pengra, Goodpasture Bridge, and Earnest bridges.[4] A. C. Striker was then the county bridge superintendent.[5]
Notable features of the bridge include semi-elliptical portal arches and ribbon openings at the eaves.[5] The structure was named for the town, which had been named after George X. Wendling, a San Francisco millionair who provided the largest investment into Booth-Kelly's expansion in the Mohawk valley in 1899.[6]
See also
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edit- ^ "Wendling Bridge". National Park Service. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
- ^ "Mill Creek (Wendling) Covered Bridge" (PDF). Oregon Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
- ^ "Oregon National Register List" (PDF). Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. June 6, 2011. p. 23. Retrieved July 17, 2011.
- ^ "Wendling Creek Covered Bridge". Lane County, Oregon. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
- ^ a b Smith, Dwight A.; Norman, James B.; Dykman, Pieter T. (1989) [1986]. Historic Highway Bridges of Oregon (2nd ed.). Portland: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 169. ISBN 0-87595-205-4.
- ^ ""Contract Let"". Eugene Daily Guard. September 20, 1899.
External links
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