Editing Myrtle Creek, Oregon (section)

==History==
Myrtle Creek was named for the groves of [[Umbellularia|Oregon myrtle]] (also known as California laurel), growing nearby. A Myrtle Creek post office was established in 1854 with Lazarus Wright as postmaster. In 1862, Wright sold the land for a town site to John Hall, who laid out Myrtle Creek in 1865.<ref name="OGN">{{cite book | last = McArthur | first = Lewis A. | author-link = Lewis A. McArthur |author2=Lewis L. McArthur |author2-link=Lewis L. McArthur | title = [[Oregon Geographic Names]] | orig-year = 1928 | edition = 7th| year = 2003 | publisher = [[Oregon Historical Society]] Press | location = Portland, Oregon| isbn = 0-87595-277-1 | pages = 687–88}}</ref>

The city has two covered bridges. The first, [[Neal Lane Bridge]], carries Neal Lane Road over [[Myrtle Creek (South Umpqua River)|South Myrtle Creek]] on the southeastern outskirts of the city. It was built in 1939. At {{convert|42|ft|m}} long, it is one of the shortest covered bridges in Oregon and the only one with a [[kingpost truss]].<ref name="Historic bridges">{{cite book|author1=Smith, Dwight A.|author2=[[Norman, James B.]]|author3=Dykman, Pieter T.|title=Historic Highway Bridges of Oregon|publisher=Oregon Historical Society Press|location=Portland|edition=2nd|year=1989|orig-year=1986|page=84|isbn=0-87595-205-4}}</ref> 
 
In 1990, the City of Myrtle Creek acquired timbers from the former [[Horse Creek Bridge (McKenzie Bridge, Oregon)|Horse Creek Bridge]] in [[Lane County, Oregon|Lane County]] and used them to build another [[covered bridge]] over Myrtle Creek. The bridge connects a parking area to the city's Mill Site Park.<ref name ="ODOT">{{cite web|title=Myrtle Creek (Horse Creek) Covered Bridge|url=http://www.oregon.gov/odot/hwy/bridge/docs/covbrdg/Descriptions/HorseCk.pdf|publisher=Oregon Department of Transportation|access-date=February 17, 2016}}</ref>