Built in: 1943
Bridge Length: 60'
County:
Douglas
Truss: Howe
The Cavitt Creek
Bridge, crossing Little River at the junction
with Cavitt Creek, is another of the wooden
structures built by Floyd Frear, noted Douglas
County builder. The area surrounding the bridge
site was settled in the early 1880's and named
for Robert Cavitt, who
settled on a tributary of Little River.
The design features Tudor arch portals to
accommodate heavy log truck usage, and the upper
and lower chords utilize raw logs as its
members. Each side of the roofed structure
sports three windows, and long narrow slits
above each truss allow "daylighting" as
well as ventilation for the bridge interior.
The bridge has a metal roof and a floor with
longitudinal running planks. The covered
structure sits on concrete piers. This covered
bridge was included in the thematic nomination
of Oregon's covered bridges to the National
Register in 1979, but was not listed at the
request of the County.
Location
World Guide# 37-10-06
Latitude:
N43 14.65
Longitude: W123 01.32
Driving Directions
From
Roseburg take Highway 138 east to Glide. Just
before entering Glide turn south on Little River
Road. The bridge is approximately seven miles
south of Highway 138 at the intersection of
Little River Road and Cavitt Creek Road (county roads 17 and 82).
Information provided by: Covered Bridge
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