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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
Nearest cityEagle Point, Oregon
Built1922[2] (1987)[3]
Built byLyle and Wes Hartman[4]
Architectural styleQueenpost Truss, Modified
MPSOregon Covered Bridges TR
NRHP reference No.79002071[1]
Added to NRHP2012 (1979)

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.[4] 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, about 10 miles (16 km) away. In 2012, after further restoration, it was relisted.[4]

Relocation

In its original location, the bridge had been left to deteriorate, having been replaced by a modern vehicular bridge.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,[5] where it replaced an earlier covered bridge that had washed away. Since then it has served as a pedestrian bridge,[4] approached through Eagle Point’s Veteran’s Memorial Park. The bridge crossing at scenic Little Butte Creek is a favorite spot for citizens and also receives frequent out-of-town visitors.

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.[4]

A special plaque memorializing the bridge's historic significance is attached to its northwest facade.

See also

References

  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 "2013 Oregon's Historic Bridge Field Guide: Antelope Creek, Pedestrian" (PDF). Oregon State Library. 2013. p. 109. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
  5. ^ McKechnie, Ralph (October 15, 2012). "Eagle Point Covered Bridge to Go Back on National Historic Register". Upper Rogue Independent. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
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