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The bridge, with a total length of approximately 345 ft (105 m) and a clear span of 200 ft (61 m), appears to float over the landscape. The twin towers and suspension cable are visible from vantage points around the city, calling attention and drawing visitors to the public park, falls and river.
The bridge was built after the raging creek swept away an old bridge on the property of Daniel Lowry. The collapse of the bridge killed one man. A new bridge was built using some materials provided by Lowry [1] next to the mill located adjacent to the bridge site. The bridge was built in 1886 by Horace King's son Washington King and Johnathan H ...
It carries Lost Creek Road over Lost Creek, [1] a tributary of Little Butte Creek. [2] The bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. [3] In that same year, it was closed to vehicle traffic. A newer concrete bridge runs parallel to the wooden bridge and serves as a bypass. [1] Anecdotal accounts and limited evidence ...
Chevelon Creek Bridge is a historic road bridge located about 12 miles (19 km) southeast of Winslow, in Navajo County, eastern Arizona, United States. [2] It is a steel Warren Pony truss bridge over Chevelon Creek , built on the first permanent road connecting Holbrook , the seat of Navajo County, and Winslow .
Cavitt Creek Bridge is a covered bridge in Douglas County in the U.S. state of Oregon. [1] Built by Floyd C. Frear in 1943, it carries Cavitt Creek Road over the Little River [2] about 20 miles (32 km) east of Roseburg. [3] Cavitt Creek and the road and bridge were named for Robert L. Cavitt, who settled along the creek in the mid-19th century. [3]
Cedar Crossing Bridge is the only covered bridge in Multnomah County. [2] It replaced an older wooden truss bridge that had fallen into disrepair. [ 1 ] Notable features of the 1982 bridge include five large windows on each side, an interior finished with knotty pine, a 24-foot (7.3 m) roadway, and a separate 5-foot (1.5 m) walkway for foot ...
A Bailey Bridge constructed over the River Rhine at Rees, Germany, in 1945 by the Royal Canadian Engineers was named "Blackfriars Bridge", and, at 558 m (1814 ft) including the ramps at each end, was then the longest Bailey bridge ever constructed. [27] In all, over 600 firms were involved in the making of over 200 miles of bridges composing of ...
The 180-foot (55 m) span ribbed girder arch bridge was built in 1937–38 with a total length of 250 feet (76 m). In 1994 the nearby Cedar Canyon Bridge was substantially widened and upgraded, using the identical arch from the Corduroy Creek bridge to double the width of the Cedar Canyon bridge while rehabilitating the deck structure.