Bear Creek (Lincoln County, Oregon)

For other places with the same name, see Bear Creek.
Bear Creek
Covered bridge over Bear Creek, built from former Drift Creek Bridge timbers
Country United States
State Oregon
County Lincoln
Source near Cougar Mountain
 - location Central Oregon Coast Range, Siuslaw National Forest
 - elevation 1,445 ft (440 m) [1]
 - coordinates 44°57′50″N 123°51′12″W / 44.96389°N 123.85333°W / 44.96389; -123.85333 [2]
Mouth Salmon River
 - location near Rose Lodge
 - elevation 82 ft (25 m) [2]
 - coordinates 45°00′12″N 123°54′13″W / 45.00333°N 123.90361°W / 45.00333; -123.90361Coordinates: 45°00′12″N 123°54′13″W / 45.00333°N 123.90361°W / 45.00333; -123.90361 [2]
Location of the mouth of Bear Creek in Oregon

Bear Creek is a tributary of the Salmon River in the Central Oregon Coast Range in the United States. It begins in the Siuslaw National Forest and flows generally northwest through Lincoln County to meet the river between Rose Lodge and Otis. Named tributaries from source to mouth are McMullen, Tarry, Southman, and Morton creeks.[3]

A covered bridge over Bear Creek is made from timbers salvaged from the former Drift Creek Bridge, also in Lincoln County. In 1988, county officials closed the old bridge after rot and insect damage made it unsafe.[4] They had the bridge dismantled 1997 and gave the timbers to Laura and Kerry Sweitz, who owned land along Bear Creek 8 miles (13 km) north of the Drift Creek site. In 2000, the Sweitz family rebuilt the bridge and granted a permanent public easement for its use.[4] The bridge carries North Rogers Lane, off Bear Creek Road, over the creek.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.
  2. 1 2 3 "Bear Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
  3. ↑ "United States Topographic Map". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved March 14, 2016 – via Acme Mapper.
  4. 1 2 "Drift Creek (Bear Creek) Covered Bridge" (PDF). Oregon Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Map". Google. 2016. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
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