Lost Creek Bridge, Covered bridge in Lake Creek, United States

The Lost Creek Bridge is a 39-foot covered bridge carrying Lost Creek Road over Lost Creek near Lake Creek, about 15 miles east-northeast of Medford. Its truss is a queen post design modified by cross members, with open ends instead of portal arches, ribbon openings at the eaves, cantilevered buttresses, a shingle roof and a floor of diagonal planking.

The bridge was built during a period when remote communities sought new methods to cross waterways. It was later recognized as a historic landmark and now serves pedestrians exclusively.

The bridge takes its name from Lost Creek, which it crosses before the stream joins Little Butte Creek. Next to it stands the Walch Family Wayside Park, built and kept up by descendants of pioneer settlers John and Marie Newsome Walch; it has picnic tables, a bandstand and flower gardens.

The wooden bridge is closed to vehicles; a newer concrete bridge parallel to it carries Lost Creek Road traffic. Pedestrians reach the span from the adjacent Walch Family Wayside Park, which has picnic tables, a bandstand and flower gardens. The deck is diagonal planking, so it can be slick after rain.

The bridge is among the shortest of its kind in Oregon and shows the variety of structures built during this era. Its modest size contrasts with the more elaborate crossings built in larger towns.