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]
Cavitt Creek Bridge | |
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_(11126915656).jpg) Cavitt Creek Bridge over the Little River | |
| Coordinates | 43°14′38.8″N 123°01′19.2″W / 43.244111°N 123.022000°W[1] |
| Carries | Cavitt Creek Road |
| Crosses | Little River |
| Locale | Douglas County, Oregon, United States |
| Other name(s) | Little River Covered Bridge |
| Maintained by | Douglas County |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Covered Howe truss |
| Total length | 70 feet (21 m) |
| History | |
| Constructed by | Floyd C. Frear |
| Opened | 1943 |
| Location | |
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Cavitt Creek, a tributary of the Little River, enters the river upstream of the bridge.[4] Cavitt Creek Road, after crossing Jim Creek, another Little River tributary,[4] intersects Little River Road at the north end of the bridge.[1] The bridge is a little more than a mile upstream of the small community of Peel and 7 miles (11 km) upstream of the Little River's confluence with the North Umpqua River near Glide.[4]
Notable Features
edit- Tudor portal arches allow room for log trucks, unhewn timbers for truss chords, three windows on each side, a metal roof, and long narrow slits above each truss for better lighting and ventilation.[1]
- The bridge was part of a thematic nomination of Oregon's covered bridges in 1979, but Douglas County blocked the listing.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e "Little River (Cavitt Creek) Covered Bridge" (PDF). Oregon Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
- ^ Smith, Dwight A.; Norman, James B.; Dykman, Pieter T. (1989) [1986]. Historic Highway Bridges of Oregon (2nd ed.). Portland: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 297. ISBN 0-87595-205-4.
- ^ a b McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 181. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.
- ^ a b c "United States Topographic Map". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved March 22, 2016 – via Acme Mapper. The map includes mile markers along the Little River.