Heceta Head

Sitka spruce

groves, with Parrot Rock to the left

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Heceta Head Lighthouse State Scenic Viewpoint.^[3]^[4]

Historic structures

Cape Creek Bridge, at the heart of Heceta Head Lighthouse Scenic Viewpoint, is the first bridge in the world to have zinc thermal sprayed over the entire structure.^[5]

Heceta Head Light, the assistant lightkeepers’ house, and two bridges located near the headland are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Big Creek Bridge brings U.S. Route 101 across Big Creek, about 2 miles (3 km) north of the headland. Cape Creek Bridge carries U.S. 101 across Cape Creek, just south of the headland.

Heceta Head Light, a lighthouse, is 205 feet (62 m) up the headland. Built in 1894, the 56-foot (17 m) lighthouse shines a beam visible for 21 miles (34 km) out to sea, making it the strongest light on the Oregon Coast.^[4]

Geology

Heceta Head is an extinct volcano or the ending point of an ancient lava flow from the Columbia River Basalt Group.

References

External links

Heceta Head Lighthouse State Scenic Viewpoint, at Oregon Parks and Recreation Department

Authority control databases

NARA

44°08′20″N 124°07′35″W / 44.13889°N 124.12639°W / 44.13889; -124.12639

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[1] ISBN 0-89886-794-0
.

[2] JSTOR 323856
.

[GNIS-3] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Devils Elbow

[OPRD-4] "Heceta Head Lighthouse State Scenic Viewpoint". Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. Retrieved March 18, 2009.

[5] ISBN 0-87170-470-6
. Retrieved September 15, 2009.

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