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Grave Creek Bridge

Grave Creek Bridge, a covered bridge in Oregon
Grave Creek Bridge, a covered bridge in OregonJames Norman, Photographer · Public domain
Grave Creek Bridge, a covered bridge in Oregon
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Grave Creek Bridge, a covered bridge in Oregon
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Grave Creek Bridge, a covered bridge in Oregon
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Grave Creek Bridge, a covered bridge in Oregon
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Grave Creek Bridge, a covered bridge in Oregon
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Grave Creek Bridge is a covered bridge in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 364 m. King Mountain stands 1,601 m to the east-northeast, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Grave of Martha Leland Crowley, a attraction 0.1 miles away. Cow Creek passes 7.3 miles off.

About

The story

The Grave Creek Bridge is a covered bridge in Josephine County in the U.S. state of Oregon. It carries Sunny Valley Loop Road over Grave Creek about 15 miles (24 km) north of Grants Pass and within sight of Interstate 5 (I-5). Built in 1920, it originally carried U.S. Route 99, the Pacific Highway. The only remaining covered bridge in Josephine County, it is "Oregon's most viewed covered bridge" because of its location near I-5. The structure was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. It was closed for repairs in the late 1990s and reopened in 2001. The 105-foot (32 m) Howe truss bridge features six Gothic windows on each side as well as rounded portals and a shake roof. The original architects were A. A. Clausen and J. Elmer Nelson.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q23035123, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

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What the record says

Built
1920
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Coordinates42.63613, -123.37760
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Sexton Mountain: 2.6 mi
  • Princess Peak: 3.1 mi
  • London Peak: 3.1 mi
  • Malone Peak: 4.0 mi
  • Saint Peter Mountain: 4.6 mi
Parks
  • Wolf Creek County Park: 4.2 mi
  • Glendale Memorial Park: 7.4 mi
  • Glendale City Park: 7.5 mi
  • Merlin Community Park: 8.7 mi
  • Hog Creek County Park: 9.1 mi
Historic sites: 14
  • Blue Star Memorial Highway: 8.3 mi
  • Bridge foundation: 11.6 mi
  • Bridge foundation: 11.6 mi
  • Reinhart Volunteer All Sports Park Entrance: 14.3 mi
  • Reinhart Volunteer Monument: 14.3 mi
Attractions: 9
  • Grave of Martha Leland Crowley: 0.1 mi
  • Golden Coyote Wetland, historic mining area: 3.8 mi
  • Golden Church (historical): 3.9 mi
  • Golden State Heritage Site: 3.9 mi
  • Bear post office delivery bear: 13.8 mi
Artworks: 8
  • Grants Pass Caveman: 12.4 mi
  • The Glass Forge Gallery and Studio: 13.8 mi
  • Swinging Child Statue: 14.4 mi
  • Old Man Miner Statue: 14.4 mi
  • Community: 15.6 mi
Museums: 6
Rest areas: 5
Ghost towns: 3
Waterfalls: 2
Nature reserves: 1
Cliffs: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Friends & Family Trellis: 14.3 mi
Springs: 1
  • Seep: 15.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.6 miles of Grave Creek Bridge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
King MountainENE 63°1,601 m8.4 mi
Cedar Springs MountainNE 56°1,552 m15.6 mi
Green MountainNE 54°1,478 m13.5 mi
Quartzmill PeakNE 50°1,375 m10.6 mi
Onion MountainSW 224°1,353 m17.5 mi
Skeleton MountainENE 67°1,344 m17.2 mi
Elk MountainSE 135°1,341 m9.3 mi
Panther PeakENE 67°1,331 m18.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:4919:26
June solstice05:3720:1320:56
September equinox07:0218:3519:12
December solstice07:4115:5816:44

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F383840435157656561514237
Precip in6.45.24.93.02.20.90.30.30.82.95.68.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sexton Summit, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

National Register of Historic Places, reference 79002077OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata
  • National Register of Historic Places — Grave Creek Bridge, reference 79002077, listed 11/29/79.

OpenStreetMap element way/707877302

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