Cape Creek Bridge No. 01113 - Lane County, Oregon
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TheBeanTeam
N 44° 08.070 W 124° 07.420
10T E 410114 N 4887425
The Cape Creek Bridge was listed on the National Register on August 5th of 2005.
Waymark Code: WM21YP
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 08/21/2007
Views: 22
Designed by Conde B. McCullough the Cape Creek bridge is unique in that it crosses the creek at this location and immediately enters a tunnel through the "Devils Elbow". The bridge design bring to mind the aqueducts of the Roman Empire. At 619-feet in height The main span of the structure is a 220-foot open spandrel rib-type reinforced concrete deck arch. The Cape Creek Bridge was constructed by John K. Holt and the Clackamas Construction Company.
Source: Oregon Dept. of Transportation
Plan Source: National Register Submission Form PDF
Bridgemeister.com has some excellent photos of the bridge and its details.
Just below the HECETA HEAD LIGHTHOUSE
and just north of the crook of headland named Devils Elbow is
a parking area beneath the Cape Creek Bridge. Coordinates for this waymark are at this location.
Parking is available at the site but it does require a $3.00 fee or a State Parks Pass.
There is a hiking trail of 1/2 mile at this location up to
the lighthouse and over 7 additional miles of trail around
the area. The Cape Creek Bridge and Tunnel were engineering
marvels of the day and the bridge is listed on the National Register of
Historic Places.
Heceta
Head State Park is open to picnicking, surfing, hiking,
fishing, and lighthouse tours. The lighthouse keepers house is now
a bed and
breakfast and is available for overnight stays.
Don Bain's
Virtual Guidebook to the Oregon Coast shows a 360 degree
panorama view of this location from the
center of the Cape Creek Bridge including a view looking south into the tunnel at the end of the bridge.