Scott Swanson
Work is progressing on a 10-acre day use area at Short Bridge, about 10 miles east of Sweet Home, that is expected to be open by this fall.
The site will include picnic tables, parking, several interpretive kiosks and other signs, and a viewing area from which visitors will be able to see the river and the bridge, and an approximately half-mile trail.
The purpose of the project, as stated in U.S. Forest…