Lower Bridge, Oregon
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1926 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Tumalo census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97756. It lies near Buckhorn Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Cline Falls quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 16 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.
- 1926 USGS Bend quadrangle1:125000
- 1929 USGS Bend quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1955 USGS Bend quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Bend quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Bend quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Cline Falls quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1980 USGS Bend quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
133 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 133 fires within 5 miles of Lower Bridge (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 488 acres in total. 54 started naturally. 9 were 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 54 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 24 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 18 |
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Prineville District | 0527 DIRTY |
| 6 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Prineville District | 0938 |
| 3 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Deschutes National Forest | 1123 CS |
| 25 September 1993 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Prineville District | STEAMBOAT |
| 24 September 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Prineville District | 0615 |
| 21 September 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Prineville District | 0906 |
| 21 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Prineville District | 0821 |
| 17 September 2001 | Natural | 1.5 acres | Prineville District | SILT POND2 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 19 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 19 workings within 5 miles of Lower Bridge (historical): 9 past producers, 8 producers, 1 occurrence, 1 prospect. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Pumice, Diatomite, Perlite, Gold, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buckhorn Canyon Claims | Perlite, Gold, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Buckhorn Canyon Claims | Perlite, Silver, Gold | Prospect | ||
| Dicalite Pit | Diatomite | Past Producer | ||
| Terrebonne Deposit | Diatomite | Producer | ||
| Helmholtz Pit | Pumice | Past Producer | ||
| Helmholtz Pit | Pumice | Producer | ||
| Tethrow Butte Quarry | Pumice | Producer | ||
| Crooked River Ranch | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Crooked River Ranch | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Deschutes Valley Farms | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terrebonne | 6.2 miles | 16 | |
| Cline Falls (historical) | 6.2 miles | 16 | |
| Redmond | 8.7 miles | 16 | |
| Cloverdale | 9.7 miles | 17 | |
| Deschutes | 14.2 miles | 16 | |
| Sisters | 14.4 miles | 15 | |
| Tumalo | 14.6 miles | 16 | |
| Black Butte Ranch | 19.1 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1161429. 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.






