Roaring Camp Bridge

Roaring Camp Bridge
Formerly listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Roaring Camp Bridge
Location of the bridge in Douglas County, Oregon
Nearest city	Drain
Coordinates	43°39′50″N 123°26′23″W / 43.66389°N 123.43972°WCoordinates: 43°39′50″N 123°26′23″W / 43.66389°N 123.43972°W
Built	1929
Built by	Robert Lancaster
Architectural style	Howe truss
MPS	Oregon Covered Bridges TR[1]
NRHP Reference #	79002057[1]
Listed	November 29, 1979
Removed from NRHP	after demolition in 1995

Roaring Camp Bridge was a private covered bridge spanning Elk Creek about 6 miles (10 km) west of Drain in the U.S. state of Oregon.^[1] Robert Lancaster built the bridge in 1929 to provide road access to his farm,^[2] and other local residents used it as well.^[3] Roaring Camp was also the name of a roadhouse near the bridge.^[3]

Roaring Camp Bridge, clad with unpainted vertical 1-by-6-inch (2.5 by 15.2 cm) boards, had ribbon openings along its side walls.^[3] The Howe truss bridge, 88 feet (27 m) long, was demolished in 1995.^[2] Added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979, it was delisted after its demolition.^[1]

See also

• List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Oregon
• List of Oregon covered bridges
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Douglas County, Oregon

References

1. "Oregon National Register List" (PDF). Oregon City County Management Association. November 10, 2005. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
2. Cockrell, Bill (2008). Oregon's Covered Bridges. Charleston, S.C.: Arcadia Publishing. p. 52. ISBN 978-0-7385-5818-9.
3. Smith, Dwight A.; Norman, James B.; Dykman, Pieter T. (1989) [1986]. Historic Highway Bridges of Oregon (2nd ed.). Portland: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 183. ISBN 0-87595-205-4.