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Bridge
County
Location
Built
Length (ft)
Crosses
Coordinates
Notes
Harris
Benton
Wren
1929
75
Marys River
44°34′48″N 123°27′37″W / 44.5800°N 123.4602°W / 44.5800; -123.4602 (Harris Covered Bridge )
NRHP
Hayden
Benton
Alsea
1918
91
Alsea River
44°22′59″N 123°37′51″W / 44.3831°N 123.6307°W / 44.3831; -123.6307 (Hayden Covered Bridge ) [4]
NRHP
Irish Bend
Benton
Corvallis
1954
60
Oak Creek
44°34′00″N 123°18′03″W / 44.566535°N 123.300802°W / 44.566535; -123.300802 (Irish Bend Covered Bridge )
NRHP
Sandy Creek
Coos
Remote
1921
60
Sandy Creek
43°00′23″N 123°53′30″W / 43.00637°N 123.89177°W / 43.00637; -123.89177 (Sandy Creek Covered Footbridge )
NRHP, footbridge
Rock O’ the Range
Deschutes
Bend
1963
42
Swalley Canal
44°07′20″N 121°17′13″W / 44.12236°N 121.28691°W / 44.12236; -121.28691 (Rock O’ the Range Covered Bridge )
NRHP, only covered bridge east of the Cascades, some consider it not to be a true covered bridge since it lacks a truss[5] privately owned and maintained covered bridge open to the public[6]
Cavitt Creek
Douglas
Peel
1943
70
Little River
43°14′39″N 123°01′18″W / 43.24410°N 123.02177°W / 43.24410; -123.02177 (Cavitt Creek Covered Bridge )
Raw log upper supports with a portal shape for log truck passage
Horse Creek
Douglas
Myrtle Creek
1930
105
Myrtle Creek
43°01′24″N 123°17′24″W / 43.02335°N 123.29004°W / 43.02335; -123.29004 (Horse Creek Covered Bridge )
Closed in 1968, dismantled 1987 and moved from 44°09′44″N 122°09′18″W / 44.16212°N 122.15508°W / 44.16212; -122.15508 (Horse Creek Covered Bridge (original location) ) and reconstructed in 1990, open to foot traffic in city park
Milo Academy
Douglas
Milo
1962
100
South Umpqua River
42°56′07″N 123°02′20″W / 42.93521°N 123.03890°W / 42.93521; -123.03890 (Milo Academy Covered Bridge )
NRHP, Current steel bridge with a wood housing and metal roof replaces a 1920 wooden truss covered bridge at same location.[7]
Neal Lane
Douglas
Myrtle Creek
1939
42
South Myrtle Creek
43°01′01″N 123°16′28″W / 43.01696°N 123.27452°W / 43.01696; -123.27452 (Neal Lane Covered Bridge )
Built for only $1,000. One of the shortest covered bridges in Oregon and the only Oregon covered bridge with a king post truss.[8]
Pass Creek
Douglas
Drain
1925
61
Pass Creek
43°39′38″N 123°19′00″W / 43.66064°N 123.31659°W / 43.66064; -123.31659 (Pass Creek Covered Bridge )
A covered bridge may date back to 1906 originally at 43°39′37″N 123°18′55″W / 43.66036°N 123.31521°W / 43.66036; -123.31521 (Pass Creek Covered Bridge (original site) ) , closed 1981 and rebuilt nearby in 1989.[9] [10]
Rochester
Douglas
3 miles (5 km) west of Sutherlin
1933
80
Calapooya Creek
43°24′07″N 123°21′47″W / 43.402062°N 123.363135°W / 43.402062; -123.363135 (Rochester Covered Bridge ) [11]
Unusual bridge design includes eight side windows with curved tops and portals with flat arched openings.[12]
Antelope Creek
Jackson
Eagle Point
1922
58
Little Butte Creek
42°28′20″N 122°48′01″W / 42.47209°N 122.80022°W / 42.47209; -122.80022 (Antelope Creek Bridge )
delisted from NRHP, formerly crossed Antelope Creek[13] relisted on NRHP 2012 after further restoration
Lost Creek
Jackson
Lake Creek
1919
39
Lost Creek
42°22′49″N 122°34′46″W / 42.380139°N 122.579500°W / 42.380139; -122.579500 (Lost Creek Covered Bridge )
NRHP
McKee
Jackson
Ruch
1917
122
Applegate River
42°07′33″N 123°04′21″W / 42.12580°N 123.07262°W / 42.12580; -123.07262 (McKee Covered Bridge ) [note 1]
NRHP; Howe truss, flying buttresses, open daylight windows at roofline, shingle roof; closed to vehicle traffic in 1956 due to structural concern, extensive restoration work in 1965, 1985, and 1989[14]
Wimer
Jackson
Wimer
1927
85
Evans Creek
42°32′18″N 123°08′59″W / 42.53820°N 123.14978°W / 42.53820; -123.14978 (Wimer Covered Bridge ) [note 2]
Rebuilt in 2008[15] after having collapsed July 6, 2003.[16] Queenpost truss, flying buttresses, open daylight windows at roofline, wood floor.[17] The 1927 Wimer bridge was a replacement for one originally built at the same site in 1892.[16]
Grave Creek
Josephine
Sunny Valley
1920
105
Grave Creek
42°38′10″N 123°22′39″W / 42.636097°N 123.377638°W / 42.636097; -123.377638 (Grave Creek Covered Bridge ) [18]
NRHP, Because of proximity to I-5, it is Oregon’s most viewed covered bridge; also the only remaining covered bridge in Josephine County.[18]
Belknap
Lane
Rainbow
1966
120
McKenzie River
44°10′05″N 122°13′42″W / 44.16803°N 122.22836°W / 44.16803; -122.22836 (Belknap Covered Bridge )
NRHP, fourth instance (information)
Centennial
Lane
Cottage Grove
1987
84
Coast Fork Willamette River
43°47′51″N 123°03′52″W / 43.79744°N 123.06441°W / 43.79744; -123.06441 (Centennial Covered Bridge )
Constructed from timbers salvaged from the Meadows and Brumbaugh bridges, which were dismantled in 1979;[19] Bicycle and foot traffic
Chambers Railroad
Lane
Cottage Grove
1925, replaced 2011[2] : 94
78
Coast Fork Willamette River
43°47′22″N 123°04′11″W / 43.78937°N 123.06968°W / 43.78937; -123.06968 (Chambers Covered Bridge )
NRHP, no longer in service for rail traffic, Oregon’s only remaining covered rail bridge.[20]
Coyote Creek
Lane
Crow
1922
60
Coyote Creek
43°58′12″N 123°19′08″W / 43.970123°N 123.318983°W / 43.970123; -123.318983 (Coyote Creek Covered Bridge ) [21]
NRHP
Currin
Lane
Cottage Grove
1925
105
Row River
43°47′35″N 122°59′47″W / 43.7930389°N 122.9964583°W / 43.7930389; -122.9964583 (Currin Covered Bridge ) [22]
NRHP
Deadwood Creek
Lane
Swisshome
1932
105
Deadwood Creek
44°08′37″N 123°43′14″W / 44.14358°N 123.72042°W / 44.14358; -123.72042 (Deadwood Creek Covered Bridge ) [note 3]
NRHP; the floor is banked for turning traffic; renovated in 1986[23]
Dorena
Lane
Dorena
1949
105
Row River
43°44′15″N 122°53′01″W / 43.737623°N 122.883680°W / 43.737623; -122.883680 (Dorena Covered Bridge ) [24]
NRHP
Ernest
Lane
Marcola
1938
75
Mohawk River
44°12′05″N 122°50′11″W / 44.201515°N 122.836471°W / 44.201515; -122.836471 (Earnest Covered Bridge ) [25]
NRHP (misspelled by the USGS as “Earnest Bridge”)
Goodpasture
Lane
Vida
1938
165
McKenzie River
44°8′53″N 122°35′15″W / 44.14806°N 122.58750°W / 44.14806; -122.58750 (Goodpasture Covered Bridge )
NRHP
Lake Creek (Nelson Mountain)
Lane
Greenleaf
1925
105
Lake Creek
44°06′16″N 123°40′25″W / 44.104333°N 123.673639°W / 44.104333; -123.673639 (Lake Creek (Nelson Mountain) Covered Bridge )
NRHP; also called Nelson Mountain Bridge, rehabilitated 1984 with concrete floor[26]
Lowell
Lane
Lowell
1945
165
Middle Fork Willamette River
43°54′34″N 122°46′46″W / 43.909570°N 122.779515°W / 43.909570; -122.779515 (Lowell Covered Bridge ) [27]
NRHP, replacement for a bridge built in 1907
Mosby Creek
Lane
Cottage Grove
1920
90
Mosby Creek
43°46′41″N 123°00′17″W / 43.77817°N 123.00480°W / 43.77817; -123.00480 (Mosby Creek Covered Bridge ) [28]
NRHP, rehabilitated 2002[29]
Office
Lane
Westfir
1944
180
North Fork Middle Fork Willamette River
43°45′30″N 122°29′45″W / 43.75847°N 122.49571°W / 43.75847; -122.49571 (Office Covered Bridge )
NRHP
Parvin Bridge
Lane
Dexter
1921
75
Lost Creek
43°53′58.0″N 122°49′22.8″W / 43.899444°N 122.823000°W / 43.899444; -122.823000 (Parvin (Lost Creek) Covered Bridge ) [30]
NRHP
Pengra Bridge
Lane
Jasper
1938
120
Fall Creek
43°57′59″N 122°50′33″W / 43.966515°N 122.842576°W / 43.966515; -122.842576 (Pengra Covered Bridge ) [31]
NRHP
Stewart
Lane
Walden
1930
60
Mosby Creek
43°45′58″N 122°59′39″W / 43.76601°N 122.99415°W / 43.76601; -122.99415 (Stewart Covered Bridge ) [32]
NRHP
Unity
Lane
Lowell
1936
90
Fall Creek
43°56′42″N 122°46′32″W / 43.945126°N 122.775627°W / 43.945126; -122.775627 (Unity Covered Bridge ) [33]
NRHP
Wendling
Lane
Wendling
1938
60
Mill Creek
44°11′29″N 122°47′56″W / 44.19133°N 122.79879°W / 44.19133; -122.79879 (Wendling Bridge ) [note 4]
NRHP
Wildcat Creek
Lane
Walton
1925
75
Wildcat Creek
44°0′13″N 123°39′9″W / 44.00361°N 123.65250°W / 44.00361; -123.65250 (Wildcat Creek Bridge )
NRHP
Chitwood
Lincoln
Chitwood
1926
96
Yaquina River
44°39′15″N 123°49′04″W / 44.65423°N 123.81767°W / 44.65423; -123.81767 (Chitwood Bridge ) [note 5]
NRHP
Drift Creek
Lincoln
Rose Lodge
1914?
66
Bear Creek
44°59′34″N 123°53′15″W / 44.992888°N 123.887613°W / 44.992888; -123.887613 (Drift Creek Covered Bridge ) [34]
The bridge housing included flared board-and-batten siding, arched portals, ribbon daylighting and wooden flooring; The bridge has long been closed to vehicular traffic but served pedestrian traffic up until quite recently when the approaches were removed; delisted from the NRHP; by tradition the oldest covered span in Oregon, thought its construction date is unknown. It was the covered bridge closest to the Oregon Coast, only 1.5 miles from the Pacific Ocean.[note 6] It may have been destroyed by a flood and rebuilt in 1933.[35] Lincoln County maintained the bridge as a historical exhibit-in-place since 1965. Because of severe structural problems, the bridge was dismantled and removed from its original location in the fall of 1997. The bridge was reconstructed on private property near Otis.[34]
Fisher School
Lincoln
Fisher
1919
72
Five Rivers
44°17′30″N 123°50′29″W / 44.29164°N 123.84139°W / 44.29164; -123.84139 (Fisher School (Five Rivers) Covered Bridge ) [note 7]
NRHP, also known as Five Rivers Covered Bridge[36]
North Fork Yachats
Lincoln
Yachats (vicinity)
1938
42
North Fork Yachats River
44°18′36″N 123°58′11″W / 44.31000°N 123.96972°W / 44.31000; -123.96972 (North Fork Yachats River Covered Bridge )
NRHP
Crawfordsville
Linn
Crawfordsville
1932
105
Calapooia River
44°21′24″N 122°51′39″W / 44.356791°N 122.860919°W / 44.356791; -122.860919 (Crawfordsville Covered Bridge ) [37]
NRHP, also known as Calapooia River Bridge[37]
Gilkey
Linn
Crabtree
1939
120
Thomas Creek
44°41′16″N 122°54′12″W / 44.68786°N 122.90343°W / 44.68786; -122.90343 (Gilkey Covered Bridge ) [38]
NRHP, aka Thomas Creek Bridge, Thomas Creek-Gilkey Covered Bridge
Hannah
Linn
Scio
1936
105
Thomas Creek
44°42′43″N 122°43′06″W / 44.712067°N 122.718420°W / 44.712067; -122.718420 (Hannah Covered Bridge ) [39]
NRHP, Howe truss; also known as Thomas Creek Bridge[39] Named in honor of John Joseph Hannah, an early settler.[40]
Hoffman
Linn
Crabtree
1936
90
Crabtree Creek
44°39′12″N 122°53′26″W / 44.653332°N 122.890419°W / 44.653332; -122.890419
NRHP, aka Crabtree Creek-Hoffman Covered Bridge
Larwood
Linn
Crabtree
1939
105
Crabtree Creek
44°37′50″N 122°44′27″W / 44.630678°N 122.740921°W / 44.630678; -122.740921 (Larwood Covered Bridge ) [41]
NRHP; located at the confluence of Roaring River and Crabtree Creek, carries the historical name of the community. The Larwood Bridge is one of three covered bridges across the Crabtree Creek in Linn County. The 105-foot housed Howe truss exhibits the common Linn County design of exposed truss side openings. The bridge is open to vehicular traffic and is adjacent to the Larwood Wayside Park.[41]
Shimanek
Linn
Scio
1966
105
Thomas Creek
44°42′56″N 122°48′16″W / 44.715673°N 122.804398°W / 44.715673; -122.804398 (Shimanek Covered Bridge )
NRHP, aka Thomas Creek-Shimanek Covered Bridge
Short
Linn
Cascadia
1945
105
South Santiam River
44°23′30″N 122°30′36″W / 44.391792°N 122.510082°W / 44.391792; -122.510082 (Short Covered Bridge ) [42]
NRHP; originally named Whiskey Butte Bridge for nearby Whiskey Butte, later renamed for long-term area resident, Gordon Short. Also known as South Fork Santiam River Bridge; Howe truss[42]
Weddle
Linn
Sweet Home
1937
120
Ames Creek
44°23′41″N 122°43′36″W / 44.394602°N 122.726623°W / 44.394602; -122.726623 (Weddle Covered Bridge ) [43]
placed in storage in 1987, rebuilt 1990 at the Cascade Forest Resource Center, in Sweet Home; originally located on Kelly County Road over Thomas Creek near Crabtree, possibly at 44°41′16″N 122°54′07″W / 44.68778°N 122.90194°W / 44.68778; -122.90194 (Weddle Covered Bridge (original location) )
Gallon House
Marion
1917
84
Abiqua Creek
45°01′56″N 122°47′53″W / 45.03215°N 122.79814°W / 45.03215; -122.79814 (Gallon House Covered Bridge )
NRHP
Jordan
Marion (originally Linn)
Stayton
1998 (1937)
90
Salem Power Canal off the North Santiam River
44°47′51″N 122°46′01″W / 44.797622°N 122.767033°W / 44.797622; -122.767033 (Jordan Covered Bridge ) [44]
A housed Howe truss, originally located on Jordan County Road near Lyons. It was moved in 1988 to a city park in Stayton. The Jordan Bridge was one of Linn County’s seven distinctive covered bridges with large side openings before its move to Marion County.[45]
Cedar Crossing
Multnomah
Portland
1982
60
Johnson Creek
45°28′19″N 122°31′26″W / 45.47207°N 122.52381°W / 45.47207; -122.52381 (Cedar Crossing Covered Bridge )
Only covered bridge in Multnomah County, Oregon’s most populous county
Ritner Creek
Polk
Pedee
1927
73
Ritner Creek
44°43′40″N 123°26′31″W / 44.727897°N 123.442048°W / 44.727897; -123.442048 (Ritner Creek Covered Bridge ) [46]
NRHP, Removed from service in 1976 and was the last covered bridge on a state highway in Oregon.
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