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Wendling Bridge

Wendling Bridge

United States historic place

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]

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Lane County built four covered bridges, including the Wendling Bridge, in 1936. 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 George X. Wendling, who established a post office nearby in the 1890s.[5]

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References

  1. [1]
    "Wendling Bridge". National Park Service. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  2. [2]
    "Mill Creek (Wendling) Covered Bridge" (PDF). Oregon Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  3. [3]
    "Oregon National Register List" (PDF). Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. June 6, 2011. p. 23. Retrieved July 17, 2011.
  4. [4]
    "Wendling Creek Covered Bridge". Lane County, Oregon. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  5. [5]
    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.
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