Pengra Bridge
Pengra Bridge | |
| Photograph of a covered bridge The Pengra Bridge in 2006 | |
| Location | Spanning Fall Creek on Place Road[1] |
|---|---|
| Nearest city | Jasper, Oregon |
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| Area | Approx. 8,400 square feet (780 m2)[1] |
| Built | 1938[1] |
| MPS | Oregon Covered Bridges TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 79002092 |
| Added to NRHP | November 29, 1979 |
The Pengra Bridge is a covered bridge near Jasper in the U.S. state of Oregon.[1] The 120-foot (37 m) Howe truss structure carries Place Road over Fall Creek in Lane County.[2] It replaced an earlier bridge, built in 1904, that crossed the creek a few feet further upstream.[2]
Pengra Bridge was named in honor of Byron J. Pengra, a government surveyor.[3] The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[4]
The lower chords of the bridge, at 16 by 18 inches (41 by 46 cm) by 126 feet (38 m), are among the longest timbers ever used in an Oregon bridge.[2] Timbers of this size simplified some aspects of construction but required special techniques to finish and position at the site.[2] Other features of the bridge include ribbon windows under the eaves, a side window on one side, and semi-elliptical arched portals.[5]
Weather and traffic weakened the bridge over time, and it was temporarily closed in 1979. With the help of state funding from the Oregon Covered Bridge Program, the county repaired the structure, which was re-opened to traffic in 1995.[2]
See also
[edit | edit source]- List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Oregon
- List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Oregon
- List of Oregon covered bridges
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Lane County, Oregon
- Pengra Pass rail route
References
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External links
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- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. OR-119, "Pengra Bridge, Spanning Fall Creek, Place Road (CR 480), Jasper, Lane County, OR", 11 photos, 6 data pages, 1 photo caption page
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- 1938 establishments in Oregon
- Bridges completed in 1938
- Covered bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Oregon
- Covered bridges in Lane County, Oregon
- Historic American Engineering Record in Oregon
- National Register of Historic Places in Lane County, Oregon
- Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Oregon
- Wooden bridges in Oregon
- Howe truss bridges in the United States
- Western United States bridge (structure) stubs
- Oregon building and structure stubs
- Oregon transportation stubs
- Lane County, Oregon Registered Historic Place stubs