Elk City Bridge | |
Formerly listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
  Location of the bridge in Lincoln County, Oregon  Elk City Bridge (the United States) | |
| Nearest city | Elk City |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 44°37′17″N123°52′26″W / 44.621433°N 123.8738756°W |
| Built | 1922 |
| Architectural style | Howe truss |
| MPS | Oregon Covered Bridges TR [1] |
| NRHP reference No. | 79002104 [1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Listed | November 29, 1979 |
| Removed from NRHP | after destruction in 1981 |
Elk City Bridge was a covered bridge spanning the Yaquina River at Elk City in Lincoln County in the U.S. state of Oregon. It was destroyed by a storm on November 13, 1981. [2]
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The original bridge, built by the county in 1922 for $3,200, [3] was a 100-foot (30 m) Howe truss span with 10.5-foot (3.2 m) vertical clearance [3] and a 15-ton load limit [4] supported by wooden pilings that suffered from rot. [5] The county planned to remove the bridge in 1980, but fundraising for repairs had gathered $20,000, and restoration had begun when high winds caused another $90,000 damage to the structure. The county did not have enough money for restoration or to pursue an insurance settlement through the courts. [2]
The bridge, added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979, was delisted after its destruction. [1]
