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Wildcat Creek or Austa, Lane County

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Inventory Number: OR/37-20-04
County: Lane County
Township: Richardson
Town/Village: Linslaw (Walton?)
Bridge Name: Wildcat Creek or Austa
Crosses: Wildcat Creek
Truss type: Howe
Spans: 1
Length: 75'
Roadway Width:
Built: 1925
Builder: Lane County
When Lost: standing
Cause:
Latitude: N44 00.178
Longitude: W123 39.303
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Topographic map of the area
Directions: 12.1 miles east of jct OR 36 on OR126 to Whitaker Creek/ Clay Creek Recreation Area, then 350' right on Siuslaw Rd and 0.1 miles right on Austa Rd. under OR126 and railroad tracks. East of Mapleton.

Wildcat Bridge, Linslaw, Lane County, OR Built 1925
Ben Maxwell Collection, Salem Library

Wildcat Bridge, Linslaw, Lane County, OR Built 1925
Bill Caswell Photo, June 2006

Wildcat Bridge, Linslaw, Lane County, OR Built 1925
Courtesy Bill Cockrell

Comments:
Stagecoach Road where this bridge is located was the original road to the coast. It was bypassed after the Linslaw Tunnel and Mapleton Bridge were constructed in the 1930s. The single piece lower chords are 16" x 16" x 113 feet. The upper chords are 12" x 12" x 47 feet. The bridge has rounded portals.

Sources:
Cockrell, Bill & Nick. Roofs Over Rivers - the New Guide to Oregon's Covered Bridges, 1989, Page 35
Cockrell, Nick & Bill. Roofs Over Rivers - A Guide to Oregon's Covered Bridges, 1978, page 35
National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges. World Guide to Covered Bridges, 2021, page 91

Compilation 2026 Covered Spans of Yesteryear

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