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Lake Creek Bridge

Covered bridge · Lane County, Oregon

Nelson Mountain Covered Bridge (Greenleaf, Oregon) also called Lake Creek Bridge
Nelson Mountain Covered Bridge (Greenleaf, Oregon) also called Lake Creek Bridge · Visitor7 / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

Lake Creek Bridge is a covered bridge in Lane County, Oregon, described in its record as place in Oregon listed on National Register of Historic Places. Oregon has 57 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow, 20 of them in Lane County.

It was built in 1928, in the interwar years, making it the 16th oldest of the 41 in Oregon with a recorded construction date; it crosses Lake Creek; it is about 105 feet long (9th longest of 35 measured in Oregon).

Status check, 2026-11: Also known as Nelson Mountain Bridge, it is a Howe truss in Lane County that was renovated in 1984 and still carries cars. Lake Creek Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 44.1044° N, 123.6740° W.

Key facts

Current structure built1928
CrossesLake Creek
Length105 ft
Heritage designationNational Register of Historic Places listed place
National RegisterListed
Coordinates44.10440, -123.67400

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Questions

Where is Lake Creek Bridge?

Lake Creek Bridge is in Lane County, Oregon, at 44.1044, -123.6740.

How many covered bridges are in Lane County?

Lane County, Oregon has 20 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.

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