Chambers Covered Bridge
{{short description|Covered bridge in Oregon, US}}
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{{Infobox NRHP
| name = Chambers Bridge
| nrhp_type =
| image = Chambers Covered Bridge - Cottage Grove OR.jpg
| caption =
| location = S. River Rd., Cottage Grove, Oregon
| coordinates = {{coord|43|47|34|N|123|4|7|W|display=inline}}
| locmapin = Oregon#USA
| built = 1925
| architecture = Howe Truss
| added = November 29, 1979
| area = {{convert|0.1|acre}}
| mpsub = {{NRHP url|64000700|title=Oregon Covered Bridges TR}}
| refnum = 79002081{{NRISref|2009a}}
}}
The Chambers Covered Bridge is a covered bridge located in Cottage Grove, Oregon, United States. It is {{convert|78|ft|m}} long and spans the Coast Fork Willamette River. It was built in 1925 to carry rail traffic hauling logs from the Lorane Valley to the J.H. Chambers Mill,{{cite web
| title=Chambers Covered Bridge
| url=http://www.cottagegrove.org/chambers.html
| publisher=City of Cottage Grove, Oregon
| accessdate=2011-10-21
| url-status=dead
| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120513110332/http://www.cottagegrove.org/chambers.html
| archivedate=2012-05-13
}} a lumber mill which was located on an area between South Highway 99 and the Coast Fork Willamette River. The mill closed in the 1950s after a second fire burned the mill down. The railroad tracks were removed and the bridge was left. The mill property is now being developed as a housing development called Riverwalk. The Chambers Covered Railroad Bridge is the only remaining fully covered railroad bridge west of the Mississippi River.{{cite web
|url = http://www.co.lane.or.us/About/Pages/Chambers.aspx
|title = Chambers Covered Bridge
|publisher = Lane County, Oregon
|accessdate = 2011-10-21
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120401053954/http://www.co.lane.or.us/About/Pages/Chambers.aspx
|archive-date = 2012-04-01
|url-status = dead
}}
Construction
It is a Howe truss design.
Preservation
In FY 2008, The National Historic Covered Bridge Preservation Program, administered by the Federal Highway Administration, awarded a grant of $1,315,370 to the City of Cottage Grove for the rehabilitation of the Chambers Covered Bridge, one of seven covered bridges in Oregon that received grants the same period.{{cite web
| url = https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/BRIDGE/nhcbp/090112a.cfm
| title = National Historic Covered Bridge Preservation Program
| access-date = 2009-01-28
}}
Reconstruction
Chambers Covered Bridge was removed in 2010 and replaced with a carefully constructed bridge that is identical to the previous one. The new bridge is now open for pedestrians.[http://www.cottagegrove.com/chambers.html]{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
See also
References
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External links
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- [http://www.cottagegrove.net/history/covered_bridges/index.html Covered bridge history of Cottage Grove]
{{coord|43.78937|-123.06968|type:landmark_region:US-OR_source:googlemapssatellite|display=title}}
{{National Register of Historic Places}}
Category:Covered bridges in Lane County, Oregon
Category:Bridges completed in 1925
Category:Cottage Grove, Oregon
Category:Covered bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Oregon
Category:Railroad bridges in Oregon
Category:1925 establishments in Oregon
Category:National Register of Historic Places in Lane County, Oregon
Category:Railroad bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Oregon
Category:Wooden bridges in Oregon
Category:Howe truss bridges in the United States
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