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ELKTON
Elk Creek
____ - 1908 ; ____ - ____
October 17, 1904: "A. Fields left this morning for Elkton to repair a county bridge near that place." (Roseburg Review)
August 22, 1908: "The entire Elk Creek bridge in the town of Elkton, instead of only one of the approaches, as first reported, collapsed last Thursday evening. The bridge was built about 12 years ago, and some of the timbers had become rotten. The foundation, too, consisting of loose rock encased in iron cylinders, were weak, and after a threshing machine had passed over the bridge Thursday evening it began swaying and finally went down. The severe freshet of last winter had considerable to do with weakening the foundation. County Judge Wonacott, Commissioner. A. Nichols and A. Fields, one of the county's bridge builders, leave this afternoon to inspect the wrecked structure preparatory to forming plans for rebuilding. There has already been decided on for foundation some new metal cylinders, but they will contain concrete instead of loose rock, making a practically immovable base for the bridge. More iron will also be used in the frame of the structure, which will be about 200 feet over all in length. It is estimated that the work will require about two months time and cost about $2,500." (Roseburg Review)
August 28, 1908: “The County Judge, Road Commissioner, and a bridge builder went to Elkton to inspect conditions and plan a new structure to take the place of the bridge over Elk Creek, which collapsed on the previous Thursday. The foundation of the old bridge had been weakened by a freshet last winter.” (Glendale News)
August 28, 1908: “The County Judge, Road Commissioner, and a bridge builder went to Elkton to inspect conditions and plan a new structure to take the place of the bridge over Elk Creek, which collapsed on the previous Thursday. The foundation of the old bridge had been weakened by a freshet last winter.” (Glendale News)
October 16, 1908: "A. Fields has returned from Elkton, where he was at work on the big county bridge. The bridge has been re-opened for travel, but owing to the recent rise in the water the new piers cannot be put in before next spring. The bridge has been strengthened so as to be safe for travel in the meantime." (Roseburg Review)
November 3, 1924: "The big covered bridge over Elk Creek, leading into Elkton, was badly damaged and made impassable when the center pier was washed out.
This bridge became weakened two years ago. At that time there was no center pier and the bridge began to sag in the center. The county strengthened the trusses, and built a concrete pier up to the normal high water level and finished out the distance with wooden truss work. The high water brought down driftwood which took out the wooden half of the pier and weakened the bridge again so that it will probably cost around $1,500 to get it back in shape again." (The News-Review)