Industrious Labor
Oregon's rivers echoed with the sound of saws, axes, and the other industrious banging of hammers as work crews erected hundreds of bridges during the height of the covered bridge era. Bridge construction typically started with the abutments that supported the ends of the bridge. After the abutments were in place, workers constructed falsework across the river, upon which the trusses and deck were built. Once the trusses and the deck were in place and adjusted, the falsework was taken apart; salvageable pieces were saved, and the rest was broken up and discarded. Finally, the roadway was built, and the bridge was roofed and sided.HM Number | HM24T5 |
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Date Added | Saturday, January 20th, 2018 at 10:05am PST -08:00 |
UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 10G E 517706 N 5138197 |
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Decimal Degrees | 43.90911667, -122.77948333 |
Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 43° 54.547', W 122° 46.769' |
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 43° 54' 32.8200" N, 122° 46' 46.1400" W |
Driving Directions | Google Maps |
Area Code(s) | 541 |
Closest Postal Address | At or near 270 Pioneer St, Lowell OR 97452, US |
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