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BUSHNELL
Bushnell Slough
E17S-R3W-Sec29
E17S-R3W-Sec29
February 23, 1901: "The bridge over Bushnell Slough, north of Eugene, which was washed out five weeks ago by the freshet, has been replaced." (Morning Oregonian)
December 3, 1921: "A large concrete culvert to take the place of the wooden bridge across the Bushnell slough on the Coburg road near Eugene is planned by the Lane county court as a part of its 1922 road program." (Capital Journal)
May 13, 1923: "A new bridge will be built across Bushnell slough on the Eugene-Coburg highway at once, according to announcement yesterday by the county commissioners.
The old bridge, a covered affair, has long outlived its usefulness and been a menace to traffic for a good many years. It is not in line with the highway, having been built the shortest way possible across the slough and before the sides of the cover were torn off a number of years ago persons in a vehicle approaching from either side could not see another vehicle coming in the opposite direcdftion.
The new bridge will be built on piles and will be open, according to the commissioners. A 60-foot fill will be put in to save a lot of money on the cost of the structure." (Morning Register)