Lost Creek Bridge
Encyclopedia
The Lost Creek Bridge is a wooden covered bridge
located near Lake Creek
, Oregon
, United States
, about 15 miles (24 km) ENE of Medford
. The bridge is about 11.89 meters (39 feet) long, making it the shortest covered bridge in Oregon.
The bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places
in 1979, and subsequently closed to vehicle traffic. A newer concrete bridge runs parallel and serves as a bypass.
The truss
of the bridge is a queen post
-style, comprising two angled supports pushing against a horizontal "keystone
" support. The design is made to extend a king post
-style truss, but is only stable for short spans.
roof is arched in flying buttress
style, and was restored in 1985.
Covered bridge
A covered bridge is a bridge with enclosed sides and a roof, often accommodating only a single lane of traffic. Most covered bridges are wooden; some newer ones are concrete or metal with glass sides...
located near Lake Creek
Lake Creek, Oregon
Lake Creek is an unincorporated community located approximately 20 miles east of Medford, in Jackson County, Oregon, United States. The community takes its name from an important local stream.The shortest covered bridge in Oregon is located near Lake Creek...
, Oregon
Oregon
Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, about 15 miles (24 km) ENE of Medford
Medford, Oregon
Medford is a city in Jackson County, Oregon, United States. As of the 2010 US Census, the city had a total population of 74,907 and a metropolitan area population of 207,010, making the Medford MSA the 4th largest metro area in Oregon...
. The bridge is about 11.89 meters (39 feet) long, making it the shortest covered bridge in Oregon.
The bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1979, and subsequently closed to vehicle traffic. A newer concrete bridge runs parallel and serves as a bypass.
Truss
Truss
In architecture and structural engineering, a truss is a structure comprising one or more triangular units constructed with straight members whose ends are connected at joints referred to as nodes. External forces and reactions to those forces are considered to act only at the nodes and result in...
of the bridge is a queen post
Queen post
A queen post is a supporting post designed to span longer openings than a king post. A king post uses one central supporting post, whereas the queen post uses two.-Architecture:...
-style, comprising two angled supports pushing against a horizontal "keystone
Keystone (architecture)
A keystone is the wedge-shaped stone piece at the apex of a masonry vault or arch, which is the final piece placed during construction and locks all the stones into position, allowing the arch to bear weight. This makes a keystone very important structurally...
" support. The design is made to extend a king post
King post
A king post is a central vertical supporting post used in architectural, bridge, or aircraft design applications.-Architecture:...
-style truss, but is only stable for short spans.
Roof
The shingledRoof shingle
Roof shingles are a roof covering consisting of individual overlapping elements. These elements are typically flat rectangular shapes laid in rows from the bottom edge of the roof up, with each successive higher row overlapping the joints in the row below...
roof is arched in flying buttress
Flying buttress
A flying buttress is a specific form of buttressing most strongly associated with Gothic church architecture. The purpose of any buttress is to resist the lateral forces pushing a wall outwards by redirecting them to the ground...
style, and was restored in 1985.