Image: General Patch Bridge, Deschutes National Forest, Oregon

Description: General Patch Bridge in Oregon’s Deschutes National Forest (viewing south from the east side of the Deschutes River). The bridge was built by Army Corps of Engineers in 1944 during the U.S. Army’s “Oregon Maneuver” combat training exercise. The bridge was named in honor of General Alexander M. Patch who led the Oregon Maneuver. The Forest Service demolished the structure in 2008.
Title: General Patch Bridge, Deschutes National Forest, Oregon
Credit: http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/centraloregon/projects/units/bendrock/genpatch_removal/genpatch_20080618_draftea.pdf
Author: United States Forest Service
Permission: Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse This image is a work of the Forest Service of the United States Department of Agriculture. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain.
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