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Lowell Covered Bridge

July 31, 2008

Photo taken by Michael Goff in July 2008

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Lowell Covered Bridge - North Portal

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Lowell Covered Bridge - Truss Joint

Photo taken by Michael Goff in July 2008

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Overview
Howe through truss bridge over Dexter Lake/Willamette River on Interpretive Path in Lowell
Location
Lowell, Lane County, Oregon
Status
Open to pedestrians
History
Built in 1945 by John McWade, Raised in 1953 for Dexter Dam Construction,Closed in to vehicle traffic in 1981, Rehabilitated in 2006
Builders
- John McWade
- OBEC Consulting Engineers
Design
Howe through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 165.0 ft.
Total length: 210.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.90908, -122.77942   (decimal degrees)
43°54'33" N, 122°46'46" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
10/517712/4861798 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Lowell
Inventory number
BH 37067 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

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Built 1945 (118)
Built during 1940s (1,917)
Covered (564)
Howe through truss (99)
Howe truss (108)
John McWade (1)
Lane County, Oregon (54)
Lowell, Oregon (1)
OBEC Consulting Engineers (3)
Open to pedestrians (505)
Oregon (430)
Span length 125-175 feet (2,045)
Through truss (5,553)
Total length 175-250 feet (1,867)
Truss (16,268)

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