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| name = Antelope Creek Covered Bridge
| name = Antelope Creek Covered Bridge
| image = Antelope Creek Covered Bridge (Jackson County, Oregon scenic images) (jacDA0027).jpg
| image = Antelope Creek Covered Bridge (Jackson County, Oregon scenic images) (jacDA0027).jpg
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| caption = Antelope Covered Bridge in 2008
| caption = Antelope Covered Bridge in 2008
| nearest_city= [[Eagle Point, Oregon]]
| nearest_city = [[Eagle Point, Oregon]]
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| map_caption = Location of the bridge in [[Jackson County, Oregon]]
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| built = 1922<ref>{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UFVWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=AuwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4472%2C1994577 | title=The Bridges in Our Own Back Yard | work=Eugene Register-Guard | date=July 8, 2001 | access-date=April 30, 2015 | last=Young|first=Amalie | pages=3H}}</ref> (1987)<ref name ="ODOT">{{cite web|title=Little Butte Creek (Antelope Creek) Covered Bridge|url=http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/BRIDGE/docs/covbrdg/Descriptions/AntelopeCk.pdf|format=PDF|publisher=Oregon Department of Transportation|access-date=March 29, 2016}}</ref>
| lat_direction = N
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| builder = Lyle and Wes Hartman<ref name="state library"/>
| long_degrees = 122
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| architecture = [[Queen post]] truss, modified
| long_minutes = 48
| long_seconds = 00.8
| long_direction = W
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|map_caption=Location of the bridge in [[Jackson County, Oregon]]
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| built =1922<ref>{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UFVWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=AuwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4472%2C1994577 | title=The Bridges in Our Own Back Yard | work=Eugene Register-Guard | date=July 8, 2001 | accessdate=April 30, 2015 | last=Young|first=Amalie | pages=3H}}</ref> (1987)<ref name ="ODOT">{{cite web|title=Little Butte Creek (Antelope Creek) Covered Bridge|url=http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/BRIDGE/docs/covbrdg/Descriptions/AntelopeCk.pdf|format=PDF|publisher=Oregon Department of Transportation|accessdate=March 29, 2016}}</ref>
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|builder = Lyle and Wes Hartman<ref name="state library"/>
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| architecture= [[Queen post]] truss, modified
| added = 2012 (1979)
| added = 2012 (1979)
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| mpsub = Oregon Covered Bridges TR
| governing_body = Local
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| refnum = 79002071<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2008a}}</ref>
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The '''Antelope Creek Bridge''' is a wooden [[covered bridge]], {{convert|58|ft|m}} long, spanning [[Little Butte Creek]] in [[Eagle Point, Oregon|Eagle Point]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Oregon]]. Constructed in 1922 by brothers Wes and Lyle Hartman, it originally spanned [[Antelope Creek (Little Butte Creek)|Antelope Creek]], north of [[Medford, Oregon|Medford]].<ref name="state library">{{cite web|title=2013 Oregon's Historic Bridge Field Guide: Antelope Creek, Pedestrian |url=http://library.state.or.us/repository/2013/201311051534032/pt3.pdf|format=PDF|publisher=Oregon State Library|year=2013|page=109|access-date=March 29, 2016}}</ref> Antelope Creek is a tributary of Little Butte Creek, which it enters about {{convert|2|mi|km|0}} downstream of Eagle Point.<ref name="topo map">{{cite web|title=United States Topographic Map|publisher=United States Geological Survey|via=Acme Mapper|url=http://mapper.acme.com/?ll=42.458889,-122.833889&z=15&t=T&marker0=42.458889,-122.833889|access-date=March 29, 2016}}</ref> According to ''Oregon's Covered Bridges'', at its original location the bridge carried "the old [[Oregon Route 62|Medford – Crater Lake Road]]" over Antelope Creek.<ref name="Cochrell">{{cite book|last=Cockrell|first=Bill|title=Oregon's Covered Bridges|publisher=Arcadia Publishing|year=2008|location=Charleston, S.C.|page=65|isbn=978-0-7385-5818-9}}</ref>


After a newer span replaced the bridge at its original location, it was no longer used by vehicles, and it deteriorated.<ref name="Historic bridges">{{cite book|author1=Smith, Dwight A.|author2=Norman, James B.| author-link2=James B. Norman | author3=Dykman, Pieter T.|title=Historic Highway Bridges of Oregon|publisher=Oregon Historical Society Press|location=Portland|edition=2nd|year=1989|orig-year=1986|page=175|isbn=0-87595-205-4}}</ref> Even so, it was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] (NRHP) in 1979.<ref name="state library"/>
The '''Antelope Creek Bridge''' is a wooden, covered bridge originally built in 1922 by [[Jackson County, Oregon]], bridge-building brothers Wes and Lyle Hartman over Antelope Creek, north of [[Medford, Oregon]], in the United States.<ref name="state library">{{cite web|title=2013 Oregon's Historic Bridge Field Guide: Antelope Creek, Pedestrian |url=http://library.state.or.us/repository/2013/201311051534032/pt3.pdf|format=PDF|publisher=Oregon State Library|year=2013|page=109|accessdate=March 29, 2016}}</ref> The bridge was bypassed in 1975 following the construction of a newer span. It was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1979 but delisted in 1988 shortly after having been moved to [[Eagle Point, Oregon|Eagle Point]], about {{convert|10|mi|km|0}} away. In 2012, after further restoration, it was relisted.<ref name="state library"/>


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In 1987, to save the bridge, volunteers took it down and reassembled it over Little Butte Creek in Eagle Point.<ref name="re-added to Register">{{cite news|last=McKechnie|first=Ralph|url=http://www.urindependent.com/2012/10/eagle-point-covered-bridge-to-go-back-on-national-historic-register/|title=Eagle Point Covered Bridge to Go Back on National Historic Register|work=Upper Rogue Independent|date=October 15, 2012|access-date=March 29, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160410215534/http://www.urindependent.com/2012/10/eagle-point-covered-bridge-to-go-back-on-national-historic-register/|archive-date=April 10, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> Since then it has served as a pedestrian bridge<ref name="state library"/> in Covered Bridge Park, adjacent to the veterans' memorial.<ref>{{cite web|title=Covered Bridge Park|url=http://www.cityofeaglepoint.org/index.aspx?nid=248|publisher=City of Eagle Point|access-date=March 29, 2016}}</ref>
==Relocation==


In 1988, after its move to Eagle Point, the bridge was temporarily delisted because restoration work had created side windows that were not part of the original. In 2012, after correction of those alterations, the bridge was re-added to the NRHP.<ref name="state library"/>
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In its original location, the bridge had been left to deteriorate, having been replaced by a modern vehicular bridge. To save the bridge and give it a new home, in 1987 volunteers took it down and reassembled it over [[Little Butte Creek]] in Eagle Point,<ref name="re-added to Register">{{cite news|last=McKechnie|first=Ralph |url=http://www.urindependent.com/2012/10/eagle-point-covered-bridge-to-go-back-on-national-historic-register/|title=Eagle Point Covered Bridge to Go Back on National Historic Register |work=Upper Rogue Independent|date=October 15, 2012|accessdate=March 29, 2016}}</ref> where it replaced an earlier covered bridge that had washed away. Since then it has served as a pedestrian bridge,<ref name="state library"/> in Covered Bridge Park, adjacent to the veterans' memorial.<ref>{{cite web|title=Covered Bridge Park|url=http://www.cityofeaglepoint.org/index.aspx?nid=248|publisher=City of Eagle Point|accessdate=March 29, 2016}}</ref>


Notable features of the bridge include its [[queenpost truss]] modified by addition of a kingpost, its ribbon openings under the [[eaves]], and its cantilevered [[buttress]]es.<ref name="Historic bridges"/> The bridge has a cedar roof, semi-circular portals, and board siding without [[batten]]s.<ref name="state library"/>
==Return to National Register==

The 1988 removal from the National Register of Historic Places had been due to alterations (arched window cutouts) made during the reconstruction. However, eventually those alterations were corrected and the bridge was re-added to the National Register in 2012.<ref name="state library"/>
A special plaque memorializing the bridge's historic significance is attached to its northwest facade.


==See also==
==See also==
* [[List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Oregon]]
* [[List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Oregon]]
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* [[List of covered bridges in Oregon]]


==References==
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Latest revision as of 18:01, 24 September 2022

Antelope Creek Covered Bridge
Antelope Covered Bridge in 2008
Antelope Creek Bridge is located in Oregon
Antelope Creek Bridge
Location of the bridge in Jackson County, Oregon
Antelope Creek Bridge is located in the United States
Antelope Creek Bridge
Antelope Creek Bridge (the United States)
Nearest cityEagle Point, Oregon
Coordinates42°28′19.1″N 122°48′00.8″W / 42.471972°N 122.800222°W / 42.471972; -122.800222
Built1922[2] (1987)[3]
Built byLyle and Wes Hartman[4]
Architectural styleQueen post truss, modified
MPSOregon Covered Bridges TR
NRHP reference No.79002071[1]
Added to NRHP2012 (1979)

The Antelope Creek Bridge is a wooden covered bridge, 58 feet (18 m) long, spanning Little Butte Creek in Eagle Point in the U.S. state of Oregon. Constructed in 1922 by brothers Wes and Lyle Hartman, it originally spanned Antelope Creek, north of Medford.[4] Antelope Creek is a tributary of Little Butte Creek, which it enters about 2 miles (3 km) downstream of Eagle Point.[5] According to Oregon's Covered Bridges, at its original location the bridge carried "the old Medford – Crater Lake Road" over Antelope Creek.[6]

After a newer span replaced the bridge at its original location, it was no longer used by vehicles, and it deteriorated.[7] Even so, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1979.[4]

In 1987, to save the bridge, volunteers took it down and reassembled it over Little Butte Creek in Eagle Point.[8] Since then it has served as a pedestrian bridge[4] in Covered Bridge Park, adjacent to the veterans' memorial.[9]

In 1988, after its move to Eagle Point, the bridge was temporarily delisted because restoration work had created side windows that were not part of the original. In 2012, after correction of those alterations, the bridge was re-added to the NRHP.[4]

Notable features of the bridge include its queenpost truss modified by addition of a kingpost, its ribbon openings under the eaves, and its cantilevered buttresses.[7] The bridge has a cedar roof, semi-circular portals, and board siding without battens.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ Young, Amalie (July 8, 2001). "The Bridges in Our Own Back Yard". Eugene Register-Guard. pp. 3H. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
  3. ^ "Little Butte Creek (Antelope Creek) Covered Bridge" (PDF). Oregon Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "2013 Oregon's Historic Bridge Field Guide: Antelope Creek, Pedestrian" (PDF). Oregon State Library. 2013. p. 109. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
  5. ^ "United States Topographic Map". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved March 29, 2016 – via Acme Mapper.
  6. ^ Cockrell, Bill (2008). Oregon's Covered Bridges. Charleston, S.C.: Arcadia Publishing. p. 65. ISBN 978-0-7385-5818-9.
  7. ^ a b Smith, Dwight A.; Norman, James B.; Dykman, Pieter T. (1989) [1986]. Historic Highway Bridges of Oregon (2nd ed.). Portland: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 175. ISBN 0-87595-205-4.
  8. ^ McKechnie, Ralph (October 15, 2012). "Eagle Point Covered Bridge to Go Back on National Historic Register". Upper Rogue Independent. Archived from the original on April 10, 2016. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
  9. ^ "Covered Bridge Park". City of Eagle Point. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
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