Currin Bridge

{{short description|Covered bridge in Oregon, US}}

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| nearest_city = Cottage Grove, Oregon

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The Currin Bridge is a Howe truss covered bridge near Cottage Grove, Oregon, United States. It crosses the Row River.

The Currin Bridge was built in 1925 to replace another bridge built in 1883. The lowest bid received by Lane County for construction of the bridge was $6,250, so the county decided to build the bridge on its own for $4,205, saving $2,495 of taxpayers' money. The bridge was named after an early pioneer family.[http://www.oregon.com/covered_bridges/currin Currin covered bridge] on [http://www.oregon.com/ www.oregon.com].[http://www.traveloregon.com/Explore-Oregon/Willamette-Valley/Attractions/Covered-Bridges/Currin-Bridge.aspx Currin Bridge] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100619120425/http://www.traveloregon.com/Explore-Oregon/Willamette-Valley/Attractions/Covered-Bridges/Currin-Bridge.aspx |date=2010-06-19 }} on the Oregon Tourism website.

The Currin Bridge is the only bridge in Oregon that is painted two different colors. The Currin Bridge has white portals and red sides.[http://home.comcast.net/~draft10/bridges/currin.html Currin Bridge]. {{Archive url|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151002120855/http://home.comcast.net/~draft10/bridges/currin.html|date=2015-10-02}} It is one of seven covered bridges in the immediate area.[http://greennature.com/gallery/covered-bridge-pictures/bridge3.html http://greennature.com/gallery/covered-bridge-pictures/bridge3.html] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080704182056/http://greennature.com/gallery/covered-bridge-pictures/bridge3.html |date=2008-07-04 }}

In 1979, Lane County completed a new concrete bridge nearby the Currin Bridge and closed the old bridge to traffic. The new bridge is only a few feet away from the Currin Bridge, which is still accessible by pedestrians. In 1987, the bridge had work done fumigating for insects and structural repair, and in 1993–1995, the Oregon Covered Bridge Program of Lane County received a grant of $48,000 to restore the bridge. The bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.