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McLEOD CREEK (McCLOUD)
McLeod Creek
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T17S-R10W-Sec20
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August 4, 1924: "A county crew under A.C. Striker is repairing the Indian creek bridge in western Lane and will shortly start on the McCloud creek bridge." (The Eugene Guard)
July 27, 1927: Reports were received by the county court today that a number of wooden culverts near McCloud bridge on the North Fork to the coast had broken down. The road is still passable but the county crews will start repair work at once, it is announced. Heavy trucking is said to have broken down the culverts." (The Eugene Guard)
May 29, 1928: "Lumber for the McCloud creek bridge on the upper North Fork has been ordered and work will be started, according to Clinton Hurd, county commissioner." (The Eugene Guard)
June 15, 1928: “Martin Peterson is getting his truck ready to haul the lumber for the construction of McLeod Creek bridge. The lumber will be furnished by the Owen mill at Cushman and the job will require about 25,000 feet.
It may be necessary, according to Mr. Peterson to cut down a few of the sharp corners along the road to make the turns with some of the long timbers. He expects to make two trips daily.” (Siuslaw Oar)
June 15, 1928: “Martin Peterson is getting his truck ready to haul the lumber for the construction of McLeod Creek bridge. The lumber will be furnished by the Owen mill at Cushman and the job will require about 25,000 feet.
It may be necessary, according to Mr. Peterson to cut down a few of the sharp corners along the road to make the turns with some of the long timbers. He expects to make two trips daily.” (Siuslaw Oar)
June 27, 1928: "Coming over the Mapleton hill road, the commissioner found that the national forest crew was making good headway with the grading of the road over the mountain. The government is putting in only a 12-foot road but the county will have to widen it some time before it can be rocked. This work will not be done until some time next year, the commissioner stated.
All the timber is cut for the new bridge over McCloud creek west of the Mapleton hill and the bridge timbers are being hewn out on the ground. It would be too much of a task to haul the timbers from the outside. The bridge will be covered and will have a span 42 feet long with 45 feet of approaches." (Morning Register)
July 3, 1928: "Work on the erection of the McCloud creek bridge in western Lane has been suspended until after Independence day, according to report of A.C. Striker, county bridge superintendent." (The Eugene Register)
July 13, 1928: "Art Striker, county bridge superintendent, was in town for a few minutes Tuesday. He had been checking up on the brodge work at McLeod creek and found it very satisfactory." (Siuslaw Oar)
July 28, 1928: "The bridge which is being built by Lane county over McCloud creek is nearing completion. Approaches to the span will be filled in by next week, and will be soon open to travel. The bridge will be used when the new market road over the Mapleton hill is completed." (Morning Register)
January 4, 1929: "Unusually heavy snow in the Indian creek district has broken down a number of trees and these have fallen across the county roads, according to Ralph Taylor, county road supervisor in that district, who was here yesterday. A considerable number of alder trees which had become heavily coated with the thick wet snow have had the limbs broken off. It is also reported that a heavy tree has fallen across the McCloud creek bridge." (Morning Register)
January 4, 1929: “The new McLeod bridge at the west side of Mapleton Hill was wrecked Wednesday when a huge cedar tree fell from off the sloping hillside and side-swiped the structure into the creek.
An auto belonging to George Crane, which was temporarily stored under the cover of the bridge was badly wrecked.
This bridge was erected last fall by county bridge builders and had in use but about a month when the hill road became impassible and there has been no traffic that way long before the road over the hill is passable. Many slides and washouts are said to have since. It was regarded as one of the best bridges in Western Lane county. It had a span of about 70 feet, and was covered.
Supervisor Hans Peterson put a crew of men to work yesterday to salvage as much of the wreckage as possible. Very little, if any, of the material floated away. Many of the timbers and most of the planking can be used in rebuilding.
The bridge will be rebuilt long before the road over the hill is passable. Many slides and washouts are said to have already occurred all along the route of the new grading.” (Siuslaw Oar)
January 4, 1929: “The new McLeod bridge at the west side of Mapleton Hill was wrecked Wednesday when a huge cedar tree fell from off the sloping hillside and side-swiped the structure into the creek.
An auto belonging to George Crane, which was temporarily stored under the cover of the bridge was badly wrecked.
This bridge was erected last fall by county bridge builders and had in use but about a month when the hill road became impassible and there has been no traffic that way long before the road over the hill is passable. Many slides and washouts are said to have since. It was regarded as one of the best bridges in Western Lane county. It had a span of about 70 feet, and was covered.
Supervisor Hans Peterson put a crew of men to work yesterday to salvage as much of the wreckage as possible. Very little, if any, of the material floated away. Many of the timbers and most of the planking can be used in rebuilding.
The bridge will be rebuilt long before the road over the hill is passable. Many slides and washouts are said to have already occurred all along the route of the new grading.” (Siuslaw Oar)
January 11, 1929: “P. M. Morse, county engineer, was here Monday and went out to inspect the McLeod bridge which was badly wrecked by a falling tree a week ago. He reports that the bridge can be repaired for about $250.” (Siuslaw Oar)
January 11, 1929: “P. M. Morse, county engineer, was here Monday and went out to inspect the McLeod bridge which was badly wrecked by a falling tree a week ago. He reports that the bridge can be repaired for about $250.” (Siuslaw Oar)
January 18, 1929: "Work on the repair of the McLeod bridge in the Indian creek district is under way and will probably be completed this week, according to A.C. Striker, county bridge superintendent. This bridge was damaged when a tree fell across the span recently. The road is now closed to traffic." (Morning Register)
January 25, 1929: “McLeod bridge, which was badly wrecked about a month ago by a falling tree has been repaired. A county crew of bridge men under Walter Soreson finished the job a day or so ago. Only a very few of the timbers were broken.” (Siuslaw Oar)
January 25, 1929: “McLeod bridge, which was badly wrecked about a month ago by a falling tree has been repaired. A county crew of bridge men under Walter Soreson finished the job a day or so ago. Only a very few of the timbers were broken.” (Siuslaw Oar)