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QUINES CREEK
Cow Creek
1914 -
December 18, 1913: “Plans are nearly completed by Engineer Germond for a new bridge across Cow Creek, near Quine's Creek, about 11 miles above Glendale. This bridge is to have a Smith truss span 100 feet long. It will be of wood, and is to be erected the coming year.” (Riddle Tribune)
February 6, 1914: "Sealed bids will be received by the County Clerk of Douglas County, Oregon, up to noon on the 10th day of Feb., 1914, for the construction of the following bridge:
Quines Creek Bridge. Bridge will span Cow Creek in Section 22, T.32 S. R. 5 W, W.M., and will consist of one 100-foot wooden span of the Smith parallel cords truss design, one hundred eighty-two ft. of pile bent trestle approaches; and two piers of type 'A' or 'B' as shown on the plans. The above bridge will have a clear roadway of 16 feet and a clear headroom of 15 feet.
Bidders must build bridge as shown in the plans, that are on file in the County Clerk's office.
Bids for the trestle approaches to be by the lin. foot.
Bidders will submit bids for each type of pier complete.
Bidders must visit the site and satisfy themselves as to the local conditions, the County Court assuming no resposibility on account of lack of knowledge on the part of the bidder.
All bids must be accompanied by a certified check in an amount equal to five per cent of the bid. Envelopes in which bids are placed must be endorsed with the name of the bridge for which the bid is made.
Profiles, plans, bidding blanks and specifications will be on file in the County Clerk's office on and after January 27th, 1914.
The right is reserved to reject any and all bids: waive defects and accept any bid. Sealed bids will be cinsidered on Feb. 10th, 1914.
By order of the County Court. Dated this 17th day of Jan., 1914. E.H. Lenox, County Clerk." (Roseburg Review)
February 10, 1914: "The county court late this afternoon awarded the contract of erecting a bridge across Cow Creek, and known as Quine's Creek Bridge, to the Cowlitz Bridge Company, of Portland. The bridge is to be of wooden construction and will cost approximately $1,928.20. It is to be completed by May 1. There were five bids submitted." (The News-Review)
February 10, 1914: "The County Court this afternoon opened the bids for the erection of a new bridge across Cow Creek, several miles above Glendale, at what is known as Quine's Creek. As two different types of piers were specified, each bidder submitted two estimates. One was for piling piers and the other for concrete cylinders. The main span is to be 100 feet long, of the Smith truss type of wood span." (Roseburg Review)
February 11, 1914: "E.D. Olds, of the Cowlitz Bridge Company, who was yesterday awarded the contract for erecting Quine's creek bridge, across Cow creek, left for his home at Portland this morning. Mr. Olds says he will begin work on the bridge as soon as the necessary material can be secured." (The News-Review)
December 2, 1948: "The Douglas County Court has decided not to vacate Quines Creek Bridge, across Cow Creek about four miles south of Azalia, it was announced following a hearing and protest by 24 persons from that vicinity Tuesday.
The Court has decided to abandon the 300-foot wooden bridge, after the new highway through the southern part of the County made its use of less importance than previously.
All residents of the area have access to the new highway the Court pointed out, but they chose to use the bridge route for their own convenience, they stated.
The bridge was built many years ago and because of the cost of keeping it in repair the court had deemed it advisable to have its use discontinued.
Since the structure is not considered strong enough to stand up under heavy traffic, the Court has ordered the bridge to be posted for five tons load limit, thus eliminating all use by logging and other heavy trucks. The bridge has a single 200-foot span, in addition to the approaches." (The News-Review)
January 22, 1949: "Proposal to vacate portion of Quines Creek Road dismissed, with provision that Quines Creek bridge be posted for maximum load of 5000 pounds and that log, lumber and piling trucks be prohibited from using said bridge." (The News-Review)
October 23, 1958: "Order was issued by Court in re three ton load limit on Quines Creek Bridge." (The News-Review)