5 Sights in Lincoln County, United States (with Map and Images)
Explore interesting sights in Lincoln County, United States. Click on a marker on the map to view details about it. Underneath is an overview of the sights with images. A total of 5 sights are available in Lincoln County, United States.
List of cities in United States1. Rocky Creek Bridge
Rocky Creek Bridge No. 01089, also known as Ben Jones Bridge, is a concrete highway bridge spanning Rocky Creek along the Pacific Ocean coast of the U. S. state of Oregon. The bridge crosses a gorge near the creek's mouth, about 2 miles (3 km) south of Depoe Bay in Lincoln County. Built in 1927, the bridge originally carried U. S. Route 101 over the creek. After a stretch of the highway was relocated to make it straighter, the abandoned piece of the old highway became Otter Crest Loop Road, a local road west of the new highway.
2. Roswell crash
The Roswell incident centers on the 1947 recovery of metallic and rubber debris from a military balloon that was recovered by military personnel from Roswell Army Air Field. Decades later, conspiracy theories claimed that the debris was from a flying saucer which had been covered up by the United States government. In 1994, the United States Air Force published a report identifying the crashed object as a nuclear test surveillance balloon from Project Mogul.
3. City
City is a land art sculpture by Michael Heizer in Garden Valley, a desert valley in rural Lincoln County in the U. S. state of Nevada. More than a mile long, it is the largest contemporary artwork ever built. It was begun in 1972, took 50 years to complete, and cost an estimated $40 million. City is maintained by the Triple Aught Foundation and opened on September 2, 2022, to limited, reservation-only viewing by a maximum of six visitors per day.
4. North Fork of the Yachats Bridge
The North Fork of the Yachats Bridge is a covered bridge in Lincoln County in the U. S. state of Oregon. The bridge carries North Fork Yachats River Road over the north fork of the Yachats River, about 9 miles (14 km) northeast of Yachats and the Pacific Ocean. The structure was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
5. Chitwood Bridge
The Chitwood Bridge is a covered bridge in Lincoln County in the U. S. state of Oregon. The bridge carries Chitwood Road, off U. S. Route 20, over the Yaquina River at Chitwood. The structure was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
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