# Mott Bridge

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**Mott Bridge** is a historic timber braced spandrel [arch bridge](/source/Arch_bridge) over the [North Umpqua River](/source/North_Umpqua_River) in [Douglas County, Oregon](/source/Douglas_County,_Oregon), United States. The bridge provides access from [Oregon Route 138](/source/Oregon_Route_138) to the Mott Trailhead on the [North Umpqua Trail](/source/North_Umpqua_Trail).

Constructed from 1935 to 1936 by the [Civilian Conservation Corps](/source/Civilian_Conservation_Corps), the bridge is the only surviving example of three such structures built during the [Great Depression](/source/Great_Depression) in the Pacific Northwest.[1][2]

The bridge is named after [Lawrence Mott](/source/Lawrence_Mott) (1881-1931), who had a nearby fishing camp by the junction of [Steamboat Creek](/source/Steamboat_Creek_(Umpqua_River_tributary)) and the North Umpqua River. Prior to the opening of the bridge, guests arriving from the north side of the river rang a bell to call for someone in the camp to row them and their baggage across the river.[3][4]

Mott Bridge has been designated as an Oregon Historic Civil Engineering Landmark by the [American Society of Civil Engineers](/source/American_Society_of_Civil_Engineers).[2] A plaque marking the designation was installed near the west end of the bridge and dedicated on October 19, 1988.[5]

## References

1. ["Mott Bridge"](https://web.archive.org/web/20211129140159/https://bridgehunter.com/or/douglas/mott/). *Bridgehunter.com*. James Baughn. Archived from [the original](https://bridgehunter.com/or/douglas/mott/) on November 29, 2021. Retrieved March 20, 2021.

1. ["Photo #36744: Historic Mott Bridge"](https://fhwaapps.fhwa.dot.gov/bywaysp/photos/36744). *Federal Highway Administration*. Retrieved March 20, 2021.

1. Smith, Dwight A.; Norman, James B.; Dykman, Pieter T. (2018). [*Historic Highway Bridges of Oregon*](https://www.oregon.gov/odot/Bridge/Documents/Historic-HWY-Bridges-OR.pdf) (PDF). Oregon Department of Transportation. p. 216. [OCLC 1096283113](https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1096283113). Retrieved March 20, 2021.

1. ["Steamboat History"](https://www.thesteamboatinn.com/history). *Steamboat Inn*. Retrieved March 20, 2021.

1. ["Mott Bridge dedication Wednesday"](https://books.google.com/books?id=8vJVAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA19). *Eugene Register-Guard*. October 18, 1988. p. 6D. Retrieved April 22, 2025. – via Google Books.

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