McKenzie Bridge, Oregon
Unincorporated community in the state of Oregon, United States
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McKenzie Bridge is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States, on the McKenzie River and within Willamette National Forest. It is along Oregon Route 126, about 53 miles (85 km) east of Eugene, between Rainbow and Belknap Springs. The McKenzie Bridge State Airport is about 4 miles (6.4 km) east of the community.[2]
McKenzie Bridge, Oregon | |
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General store at McKenzie Bridge | |
  McKenzie Bridge  McKenzie Bridge | |
| Coordinates: 44°10′30″N 122°09′50″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Lane |
| Elevation | 1,362 ft (415 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 97413 |
| Area codes | 458 and 541 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1123987[1] |
McKenzie Bridge was the home of the National Register of Historic Places listed Log Cabin Inn until March 29, 2006, when it was destroyed by fire.[3] Some historic auxiliary buildings remain.
The McKenzie River Ranger Station,[4] originally the site of the 1934 Civilian Conservation Corps Camp Belknap,[5] is located in McKenzie Bridge. Jennie B. Harris county park is nearby.[6]
Climate
This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F (22.0 °C). According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, McKenzie Bridge has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.[7]
| Climate data for McKenzie River Ranger Station (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1902–1913, 1931–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 67 (19) |
79 (26) |
84 (29) |
94 (34) |
106 (41) |
113 (45) |
108 (42) |
111 (44) |
108 (42) |
98 (37) |
79 (26) |
66 (19) |
113 (45) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 43.5 (6.4) |
47.1 (8.4) |
52.8 (11.6) |
61.0 (16.1) |
70.5 (21.4) |
77.0 (25.0) |
86.1 (30.1) |
85.6 (29.8) |
76.1 (24.5) |
59.3 (15.2) |
47.4 (8.6) |
41.0 (5.0) |
62.3 (16.8) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 37.3 (2.9) |
39.4 (4.1) |
43.0 (6.1) |
49.1 (9.5) |
56.5 (13.6) |
61.8 (16.6) |
68.3 (20.2) |
67.5 (19.7) |
60.5 (15.8) |
49.3 (9.6) |
41.1 (5.1) |
36.0 (2.2) |
50.8 (10.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 31.2 (−0.4) |
31.8 (−0.1) |
33.3 (0.7) |
37.1 (2.8) |
42.6 (5.9) |
46.5 (8.1) |
50.6 (10.3) |
49.4 (9.7) |
44.9 (7.2) |
39.3 (4.1) |
34.8 (1.6) |
30.9 (−0.6) |
39.4 (4.1) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −3 (−19) |
0 (−18) |
10 (−12) |
20 (−7) |
22 (−6) |
23 (−5) |
31 (−1) |
28 (−2) |
22 (−6) |
18 (−8) |
3 (−16) |
−5 (−21) |
−5 (−21) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 10.52 (267) |
7.12 (181) |
7.92 (201) |
6.76 (172) |
4.44 (113) |
2.79 (71) |
0.69 (18) |
0.93 (24) |
2.41 (61) |
6.20 (157) |
10.45 (265) |
11.26 (286) |
71.49 (1,816) |
| Source: NOAA[8][9] | |||||||||||||
