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North Fork Siuslaw River
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T18S-R11W-Sec8
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December 19, 1912: "County Commissioner H.M. Price and A.N. Striker have returned from Portage, on the north fork of the Siuslaw, where they inspected a fine new bridge the county has just put in. Mr. Striker had the bridge all framed and was called home by sickness, and Mr. Florence finished the work. It is a very good bridge." (Morning Register)
February 25, 1918: "L.N. Roney left Saturday for Portage on the Siuslaw to start work on a new wagon bridge." (The Eugene Guard)
March 8, 1918: "L.N. Roney is in from the North Fork where he has the contract for a county bridge. The work is being held up awaiting a flood tide, so that the pile driver can be floated off from the ways and then towed to the bridge. Mr. Roney expects to move it Monday or Tuesday of next week." (The Eugene Guard)
April 21, 1922: "The covered bridge across the river at the loop near Portage will be replaced this season as it is becoming weak, says Mr. McArthur." (The Eugene Guard)
August 3, 1922: "The repair work on the North Fork bridge at Portage has been completed and the crew has returned to the valley." (The Eugene Register)
May 8, 1924: "Workmen were attacking this morning the problem of dragging from the waters of the North Fork of the Siuslaw river a county caterpillar engine that fell through a span of the Portage bridge about 3 o'clock on Wednesday afternoon and is now reposing in eight or ten feet of water.
Ralph Lower, driver, and Charles Wilson, another county employee, went through the bridge with the big 'cat' but were not seriously injured, although they suffered a number of bad bruises.
The Portage bridge, built in 1918 by L.N. Roney on plans of Hollis W. Libby, is 220 feet over all and has a 40-foot span. It was this span that gave way, according to word received by P.M. Morse, county engineer.
Lower and Wilson pulled themselves out of the water and notified Commissioners Emmett Sharp and commissioner Nels Roney, who with Willis Worden, county machinist, are now on the scene directing activities.
The caterpillar had been shipped to Cushman by rail and was destined for Portage, where a rock crusher that was to get out material for the North Fork surfacing job, a bond project that was getting under way." (The Eugene Guard)
May 10, 1924: "Damage to the Portage bridge over the North Fork of the Siuslaw will be repaired by the end of next week and will cost not over $500, according to Nels Roney, county commissioner, who returned last night from the place where a county caterpillar engine crashed through the span into 10 feet of water a few days ago.
Faulty design, says Roney, allowed certain key timbers to rot. These gave way with the heavy load. Only the 40-foot span was damaged.
The caterpillar will be out on the bank by tonight, in his opinion. It fell on its side, and suffered only about $200 or $300 damage, he believes. This will be mostly in overhauling. Cost rescuing the 'cat' Roney places at $100. During the summer he plans to cover the bridge." (The Eugene Guard)
May 11, 1924: "The large caterpillar owned by Lane county which fell through the North Fork bridge at Portage in the western end of the county a few days ago, was taken out with the aid of teams and block and tackle, according to L.N. Roney, county commissioner, who has returned ftom the scene of the accident.
The machine was not injured to any extent, said the commissioner, and is expected to be in operation in a few days. The grader that was being pulled by the tractor was damaged more than the tractor, but the expense of repairing it will not be great, according to the commissioner.
Ralph Lower, driver of the 'cat' who went down with it, was under the water for several seconds, he said, being unable to extricate himself for a short time. He was not injured at all, but Charles Wilson, who was on the grader and jumped to the bridge approach as it fell, was pretty badly bruised up." (Morning Register)
May 15, 1924: “It is reported that the Portage bridge which collapsed recently will be open to travel tomorrow afternoon.” (The Siuslaw News)
May 15, 1924: “It is reported that the Portage bridge which collapsed recently will be open to travel tomorrow afternoon.” (The Siuslaw News)
June 19, 1924: “County Judge C. P. Barnard, State Engineer Rosecrans, County Bridge Builder Striker came in from Eugene on Monday to view the Portage bridge site and to determine the type of structure required.” (The Siuslaw News)
June 19, 1924: “County Judge C. P. Barnard, State Engineer Rosecrans, County Bridge Builder Striker came in from Eugene on Monday to view the Portage bridge site and to determine the type of structure required.” (The Siuslaw News)
September 4, 1924: “The bridge crew have their camp near the grange hall and have started work on the new bridge.” (The Siuslaw News)
September 4, 1924: “The bridge crew have their camp near the grange hall and have started work on the new bridge.” (The Siuslaw News)
September 4, 1924: “Arthur Striker, county bridge builder, will start his crew next week on an 80-foot span at Portage on the North Fork of the Siuslaw, it is announced. This is a market road bridge. County plans are being followed at a cost of $2000 as the county did not believe it was necessary to take state plans calling for the expenditure of $10,000 when the state has not definitely decided to make the North fork road a state road.
Striker's crew has just finished a 50-foot span three miles above Mapleton, and a 40-foot span at Rainrock.” (The Siuslaw News)
September 4, 1924: “Arthur Striker, county bridge builder, will start his crew next week on an 80-foot span at Portage on the North Fork of the Siuslaw, it is announced. This is a market road bridge. County plans are being followed at a cost of $2000 as the county did not believe it was necessary to take state plans calling for the expenditure of $10,000 when the state has not definitely decided to make the North fork road a state road.
Striker's crew has just finished a 50-foot span three miles above Mapleton, and a 40-foot span at Rainrock.” (The Siuslaw News)
August 25, 1925: "The repair of the two portage bridges on the North Fork and the rebuilding of the approaches has been completed by the county bridge crews." (The Eugene Register)