| Mott Bridge | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Mott Bridge in May 2005 | |
| Coordinates | 43°20′34.3″N 122°44′5.6″W / 43.342861°N 122.734889°W / 43.342861; -122.734889 |
| Carries | Forest Service Road 4712 |
| Crosses | North Umpqua River |
| Characteristics | |
| Total length | 236.9 ft (72.2 m) |
| Longest span | 134.8 ft (41.1 m) |
| History | |
| Constructed by | Civilian Conservation Corps |
| Opened | 1936 |
| Rebuilt | 1983 |
| Location | |
Mott Bridge is a historic timber braced spandrel arch bridge over the North Umpqua River in Douglas County, Oregon, United States. The bridge provides access from Oregon Route 138 to the Mott Trailhead on the North Umpqua Trail.
Constructed from 1935 to 1936 by the Civilian Conservation Corps, the bridge is the only surviving example of three such structures built during the Great Depression in the Pacific Northwest.
The bridge is named after Lawrence Mott (1881-1931), who had a nearby fishing camp by the junction of Steamboat Creek and the North Umpqua River. Prior to the opening of the bridge, guests arriving from the north side of the river rang a bell to call for someone in the camp to row them and their baggage across the river.
Mott Bridge has been designated as an Oregon Historic Civil Engineering Landmark by the American Society of Civil Engineers.
References
- ^ "Mott Bridge". Bridgehunter.com. James Baughn. Archived from the original on November 29, 2021. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
- ^ "Photo #36744: Historic Mott Bridge". Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
- Smith, Dwight A.; Norman, James B.; Dykman, Pieter T. (2018). Historic Highway Bridges of Oregon (PDF). Oregon Department of Transportation. p. 216. OCLC 1096283113. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
- "Steamboat History". Steamboat Inn. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
External links
Media related to Mott Bridge at Wikimedia Commons
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