Bridge, Oregon
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Myrtle Point census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97458. It stands on Big Creek. The Survey maps it on the Bridge quadrangle. It stands 154 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 19 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1896 USGS Coos Bay quadrangle1:125000
- 1898 USGS Coos Bay quadrangle1:125000
- 1900 USGS Coos Bay quadrangle1:125000, 7 printings
- 1942 USGS Coquille quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1945 USGS Coquille quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Coos Bay quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Coos Bay quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Coos Bay quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1971 USGS Bridge quadrangle1:24000
- 1993 USGS Coos Bay quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
44 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 44 fires within 5 miles of Bridge between 1992 and 2019, burning about 18 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 1 was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Bridge Unit | BELIEU CREEK |
| 8 September 2006 | Smoking | under an acre | Bridge Unit | ENDICOTT CREEK |
| 30 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Coos Bay District | BUZZARDRK2 |
| 29 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Bridge Unit | FOOT BRIDGE |
| 21 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Bridge Unit | PLUM PRAIRIE |
| 2 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | CRIBBINS LANE |
| 13 September 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Bridge Unit | MCMULLEN ROAD |
| 9 August 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Coos Bay District | SLIDE CK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 23 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 23 workings within 5 miles of Bridge: 17 past producers, 4 producers, 1 occurrence, 1 prospect. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Manganese, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Creek Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Rookard Managanese Prospect | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Rookard Manganese | Manganese | Prospect | 1941 | |
| Enchanted Prairie | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Enchanted Prairie | Stone | Producer | ||
| Endicott Creek Pit | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Indian Creek Pit | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Kincheloe Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Mcmullen Pit | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Mcmullen Pit | Stone | Producer |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bancroft | 5.8 miles | 18 | |
| Remote | 6.2 miles | 11 | |
| Gravelford | 6.7 miles | 19 | |
| Etelka (historical) | 6.9 miles | 18 | |
| Estabrook | 6.9 miles | 19 | |
| Gaylord | 7.1 miles | 18 | |
| Broadbent | 7.5 miles | 19 | |
| Myrtle Point | 7.5 miles | 19 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Bridge | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q4966179 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1118065. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.









