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ROUSE
Coast Fork Willamette River
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T21S-R3W-Sec32
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____ - 1938 ; 1938 - 1965
December 2, 1925: "Repairs to an approach to the Rouse bridge south of London were being made and traffic was held up for a number of hours. The work was done by Road Supervisor Tedford and his crew of men." (Morning Register)
October 12, 1937: "The Rouse bridge, a 75-foot span over the Coast fork between London and the Black Butte mines will be rebuilt immediately, according to P.M. Morse. county engineer. The Woodard Lumber company, which logs in that locality and hauls its timber over the bridge, will co-operate with the county in building it.
The old span has become very weak and it was feared that it might give way under the heavy loads of logs almost constantly passing over it. It is necessary to keep the company's mill at Cottage Grove going, the engineer said, because log hauling would have to be stopped soon on account of the weakness of the bridge." (The Register-Guard)
November 19, 1937: "One of the county bridge crews is a work this week on the Sheffler road near Elmira, putting in several small bridges. The other crew is still at work on the Rouse bridge above London." (The Register-Guard)
November 20, 1946: "P.M. Morse announced that work on the Lowell Bridge, where last winter's high water cut through the piling on the north approach, has been completed. Similar work on Rouse Bridge on the Black Butte Road south of Cottage Grove has been finished also, the engineer said." (Eugene Register-Guard)
July 19, 1962: "Two projects in Lane County are among Oregon road jobs for which the State Highway Department called bids Tuesday.
One project is construction of the Rouse bridge over the coast fork of the Willamette River on Black Butte county road. This bridge will be 14 miles south of Cottage Grove near London." (Eugene Register-Guard)
August 8, 1962: "The Paul Construction Co. submitted the low bid of $49,935 for the Rouse bridge over the Coast Fork of the Willamette River on the Black Butte Road near London." (Eugene Register-Guard)
1965: The bridge was destroyed by flooding, having been replaced by a modern concrete structure, there were no plans to rebuild.