List of covered bridges in Oregon

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This list of Oregon covered bridges contains the 51 historic covered bridges remaining in the U.S. state of Oregon.

Most covered bridges in Oregon were built between 1905 and 1925. At the height of their use, there were an estimated 450 covered bridges in Oregon, which had dwindled to 56 by 1977.{{cite web |url=http://www.oregon.com/covered_bridges/ |title=Oregon's Covered Bridges |work=Oregon.com |access-date=June 10, 2009}} {{As of|2021}}, there were only 49 remaining.{{cite book |last1=Caswell |first1=William S. |title=World Guide to Covered Bridges |date=2021 |publisher=National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges |location=Concord, New Hampshire |isbn=978-0-578-30263-8 |edition=2021}}{{rp|xiv}} Lane County has more covered bridges than any other county west of the Mississippi River.{{cite web |title=Historic Covered Bridges In Lane County |url=https://lanecounty.org/government/county_departments/public_works/historic_covered_bridges_in_lane_county |publisher=Lane County |access-date=6 January 2021}}

List

class="wikitable sortable"
PhotoBridgeCountyLocationBuiltLength (ft)CrossesCoordinatesNotes
File:0707 Harris bridge.jpgHarrisBentonWren192975Marys River{{coord| 44.5800 | -123.4602 | type:landmark_region:US-OR_source:googlemapssatellite_elevation:146|name=Harris Covered Bridge}}NRHP
File:Hayden Covered Bridge.jpgHaydenBentonAlsea191891Alsea River{{coord|44.3831
123.6307|type:landmark_region:US-OR|name=Hayden Covered Bridge}}{{cite web |url=http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/BRIDGE/docs/covbrdg/Descriptions/hayden.pdf |title=Alsea River (Hayden) Covered Bridge |publisher=Oregon Department of Transportation |access-date=2014-09-26}}NRHP
File:Irish Bend Covered Bridge.jpgIrish BendBentonCorvallis195460Oak Creek{{coord|44.566535
123.300802|type:landmark_region:US-OR|name=Irish Bend Covered Bridge}}NRHP
File:Sandy creek bridge P4447a.jpegSandy CreekCoosRemote192160Sandy Creek{{coord|43.00637
123.89177|type:landmark_region:US-OR_source:googlemapssatellite_elevation:73|name=Sandy Creek Covered Footbridge}}NRHP, footbridge
File:Rock O' the Range Bridge, road view.jpgRock O' the RangeDeschutesBend196342Swalley Canal{{coord|44.12236
121.28691|type:landmark_region:US-OR_source:googlemapssatellite_elevation:1036|name=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{{cite web |url=http://home.comcast.net/~draft10/bridges/rock.html |title=Rock O' the Range Bridge |access-date=2011-08-31 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025083243/http://home.comcast.net/~draft10/bridges/rock.html |archive-date=2012-10-25 }} privately owned and maintained covered bridge open to the public{{cite web |url=http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/BRIDGE/docs/covbrdg/Descriptions/rockodrange.pdf |title=Swalley Canal (Rock O' The Range) Covered Bridge |publisher=Oregon Department of Transportation |access-date=2014-09-26}}
File:Cavitt Creek Covered Bridge.jpgCavitt CreekDouglasPeel194370Little River{{coord|43.24410
123.02177|type:landmark_region:US-OR_source:googlemapssatellite_elevation:268|name=Cavitt Creek Covered Bridge}}Raw log upper supports with a portal shape for log truck passage
File:Horse Creek Covered Bridge.jpgHorse CreekDouglasMyrtle Creek1930105Myrtle Creek{{coord|43.02335
123.29004|type:landmark_region:US-OR_source:googlemapssatellite_elevation:183|name=Horse Creek Covered Bridge}}Closed in 1968, dismantled 1987 and moved from {{coord|44.16212
122.15508|type:landmark_region:US-OR_source:googlemapssatellite_elevation:427|name=Horse Creek Covered Bridge (original location)}} and reconstructed in 1990, open to foot traffic in city park
File:MILO ACADEMY BRIDGE.jpgMilo AcademyDouglasMilo1962100South Umpqua River{{coord|42.93521
123.03890|type:landmark_region:US-OR_source:googlemapssatellite_elevation:280|name=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.{{cite web

| url = http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/BRIDGE/docs/covbrdg/Descriptions/miloacademy.pdf

| title = South Umpqua River (Milo Academy) Covered Bridge

| publisher = Oregon Department of Transportation

| access-date = 2009-02-03

}}

File:Neal Lane Covered Bridge (Myrtle Creek, Oregon).jpgNeal LaneDouglasMyrtle Creek193942South Myrtle Creek{{coord|43.01696
123.27452|type:landmark_region:US-OR_source:googlemapssatellite_elevation:186|name=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.{{cite gnis|type=retired|id=1955637|name=Neal Lane Bridge|accessdate=2009-01-21}}
150x200pxPass CreekDouglasDrain192561Pass Creek{{coord|43.66064
123.31659|type:landmark_region:US-OR_source:googlemapssatellite_elevation:94|name=Pass Creek Covered Bridge}}A covered bridge may date back to 1906 originally at {{coord|43.66036
123.31521|type:landmark_region:US-OR_source:googlemapssatellite_elevation:94|name=Pass Creek Covered Bridge (original site)}}, closed 1981 and rebuilt nearby in 1989.{{cite web

| url = http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/BRIDGE/docs/covbrdg/Descriptions/passck.pdf

| title = Pass Creek Covered Bridge

| publisher = Oregon Department of Transportation

| access-date = 2009-02-03 }}

{{cite web

| url = http://coveredbridges.stateoforegon.com/bridges/douglas/passcreek.htm

| title = Pass Creek Covered Bridge

| publisher = State of Oregon

| access-date = 2009-02-03

}}

File:Rochester Bridge.jpgRochesterDouglas{{convert|3|mi|km|0}} west of Sutherlin193380Calapooya Creek{{coord|43.402062
123.363135|type:landmark_region:US-OR_source:gnis-1162608|name=Rochester Covered Bridge}}{{cite gnis|type=retired|id=1162608|name=Rochester Covered Bridge|accessdate=2009-01-20}}Unusual bridge design includes eight side windows with curved tops and portals with flat arched openings.{{cite book|author1=Smith, Dwight A.|author2=Norman, James B.|author3=Dykman, Pieter T.|title=Historic Highway Bridges of Oregon|publisher=Oregon Historical Society Press|location=Portland|edition=2nd|year=1989|orig-year=1986|page=81|isbn=0-87595-205-4}}
File:Antelope Creek Covered Bridge.jpgAntelope CreekJacksonEagle Point192258Little Butte Creek{{coord|42.47209
122.80022|type:landmark_region:US-OR_source:googlemapssatellite_dim:20|name=Antelope Creek Bridge}}delisted from NRHP, formerly crossed Antelope Creek{{cite web

| url = http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM1798

| title = Antelope Creek Bridge

| work = Waymarking.com

| publisher = Groundspeak, Inc.

| access-date = 2009-05-15

}} relisted on NRHP 2012 after further restoration

File:Lost Creek Bridge 1 - Oregon.jpgLost CreekJacksonLake Creek191939Lost Creek{{coord|42.380139
122.579500|type:landmark_region:US-OR|name=Lost Creek Covered Bridge}}NRHP
File:McKee Covered Bridge (Jackson County, Oregon scenic images) (jacDA0033).jpgMcKeeJacksonRuch1917122Applegate River{{coord|42.12580
123.07262|type:landmark_region:US-OR_source:oregon.com_dim:38|name=McKee Covered Bridge}}Adjusted coordinate from {{cite web|url=http://www.oregon.com/covered_bridges/bridges/mckee.cfm |title=Archived copy |access-date=2009-07-26 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090608185641/http://www.oregon.com/covered_bridges/bridges/mckee.cfm |archive-date=2009-06-08 }} to center of bridge by Google Maps satellite viewNRHP; 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{{cite web

|url=http://www.oregon.com/covered_bridges/bridges/mckee.cfm

|title=Applegate River (McKee) Covered Bridge

|work=Oregon Covered Bridges

|publisher=Oregon.com

|access-date=2009-06-10

|url-status=dead

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090608185641/http://www.oregon.com/covered_bridges/bridges/mckee.cfm

|archive-date=2009-06-08

}}

File:Wimer Covered Bridge.jpgWimerJacksonWimer192785Evans Creek{{coord|42.53820
123.14978|type:landmark_region:US-OR_source:oregon.com_dim:26 |name=Wimer Covered Bridge}}Adjusted coordinate from {{cite web |url=http://www.oregon.com/covered_bridges/bridges/wimer.cfm |title=Oregon Covered Bridges - Evans Creek River Covered Bridge |access-date=2009-06-10 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120907081738/http://www.oregon.com/covered_bridges/bridges/wimer.cfm |archive-date=2012-09-07 }} to center of bridge by Google Maps satellite viewRebuilt in 2008Huntington, Howard. "Bridge celebration? Wimer's got it covered", Daily Courier, Grants Pass, Oregon, 07 July 2008. after having collapsed July 6, 2003.{{cite web

| url = http://www.wimercoveredbridge.org/bridge_history.htm

| title = Wimer Covered Bridge Collapse Challenges Community

| author = Dennis Rasmussen

| publisher = Citizens for Rebuilding the Wimer Covered Bridge

| access-date = 2009-06-10

}} Queenpost truss, flying buttresses, open daylight windows at roofline, wood floor.{{cite web

|url = http://www.oregon.com/covered_bridges/bridges/wimer.cfm

|title = Evans Creek (Wimer) Covered Bridge

|work = Oregon Covered Bridges

|publisher = Oregon.com

|access-date = 2009-06-10

|url-status = dead

|archive-url = https://archive.today/20120907081738/http://www.oregon.com/covered_bridges/bridges/wimer.cfm

|archive-date = 2012-09-07

}} The 1927 Wimer bridge was a replacement for one originally built at the same site in 1892.

File:Grave Creek Covered Bridge Josephine County, Oregon.jpgGrave CreekJosephineSunny Valley1920105Grave Creek{{coord|42.636097
123.377638|type:landmark_region:US-OR_source:gnis-1121330_elevation:243|name=Grave Creek Covered Bridge}}{{cite gnis|type=retired|id=1121330|name=Grave Creek Bridge |accessdate= 2009-01-21}}NRHP, Because of proximity to I-5, it is Oregon's most viewed covered bridge; also the only remaining covered bridge in Josephine County.
File:Belknap bridge exterior end P1850.jpegBelknapLaneRainbow1966120McKenzie River{{coord|44.16803
122.22836|type:landmark_region:US-OR_scale:100000_elevation:374 |name=Belknap Covered Bridge}}NRHP, fourth instance (information)
File:CentennialBridge.jpgCentennialLaneCottage Grove198784Coast Fork Willamette River{{coord|43.79744
123.06441 |type:landmark_region:US-OR_source:googlemapssatellite|name=Centennial Covered Bridge}}Constructed from timbers salvaged from the Meadows and Brumbaugh bridges, which were dismantled in 1979;{{cite web

| url = http://www.traveloregon.com/Explore%20Oregon/Willamette%20Valley/Attractions/Covered%20Bridges/Centennial%20Bridge.aspx

| title = Centennial Bridge, Cottage Grove, Oregon

| access-date = 2008-10-17

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110716104331/http://www.traveloregon.com/Explore%20Oregon/Willamette%20Valley/Attractions/Covered%20Bridges/Centennial%20Bridge.aspx

| archive-date = 2011-07-16

| url-status = dead

}} Bicycle and foot traffic

File:Chambers Covered Bridge - Cottage Grove OR.jpgChambers RailroadLaneCottage Grove1925, replaced 2011{{rp|94}}78Coast Fork Willamette River{{coord|43.78937
123.06968|type:landmark_region:US-OR_source:googlemapssatellite|name=Chambers Covered Bridge}}NRHP, no longer in service for rail traffic, Oregon's only remaining covered rail bridge.{{cite web

|url = http://www.co.lane.or.us/About/Pages/Chambers.aspx

|title = Chambers Covered Bridge

|publisher = Lane County, Oregon

|access-date = 2013-09-06

|url-status = dead

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120401053954/http://www.co.lane.or.us/About/Pages/Chambers.aspx

|archive-date = 2012-04-01

}}

File:Coyote Creek Bridge.jpgCoyote CreekLaneCrow192260Coyote Creek{{coord|43.970123
123.318983|type:landmark_region:US-OR_source:gnis-1135751_elevation:135|name=Coyote Creek Covered Bridge}}{{cite gnis|type=retired|id=1135751|name=Coyote Creek Bridge|accessdate=2009-01-21}}NRHP
File:Oregon Currin Bridge.jpgCurrinLaneCottage Grove1925105Row River{{coord|43.7930389
122.9964583|type:landmark_region:US-OR_source:gnis-1135667_elevation:480|name=Currin Covered Bridge}}{{cite gnis|type=retired|id=1135667|name=Currin Bridge|accessdate=2009-01-21}}NRHP
File:Deadwood Creek Bridge (Lane County, Oregon).jpgDeadwood CreekLaneSwisshome1932105Deadwood Creek{{coord|44.14358
123.72042 |type:landmark_region:US-OR_source:oregon.com|name=Deadwood Creek Covered Bridge}}Adjusted coordinate from {{cite web |url=http://www.oregon.com/covered_bridges/bridges/deadwood.cfm |title=Archived copy |access-date=2009-06-10 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090611045317/http://www.oregon.com/covered_bridges/bridges/deadwood.cfm |archive-date=2009-06-11 }} to center of bridge viewed by Google Maps satellite viewNRHP; the floor is banked for turning traffic; renovated in 1986{{cite web

|url = http://www.oregon.com/covered_bridges/bridges/deadwood.cfm

|title = Deadwood Creek Covered Bridge

|work = Oregon Covered Bridges

|publisher = Oregon.com

|access-date = 2009-06-10

|url-status = dead

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090611045317/http://www.oregon.com/covered_bridges/bridges/deadwood.cfm

|archive-date = 2009-06-11

}}

File:Dorena Covered Bridge.jpgDorenaLaneDorena1949105Row River{{coord|43.737623
122.883680|type:landmark_region:US-OR_source:gnis-1134667_elevation:257 |name=Dorena Covered Bridge}}{{cite gnis|type=retired|id=1134667|name=Dorena Bridge|accessdate=2009-01-21}}NRHP
File:Earnest Bridge Lane County Oregon 1.JPGErnestLaneMarcola193875Mohawk River{{coord|44.201515
122.836471|type:landmark_region:US-OR_source:gnis-1157747_elevation:171 |name=Earnest Covered Bridge}}{{cite gnis|type=retired|id=1157747|name=Earnest Bridge|accessdate=2009-01-21}}NRHP (misspelled by the USGS as "Earnest Bridge")
File:Goodpasture Covered Bridge - Vida Oregon.jpgGoodpastureLaneVida1938165McKenzie River{{coord|44|8|53|N|122|35|15|W|type:landmark_region:US-OR |name=Goodpasture Covered Bridge}}NRHP
File:Nelson Mountain Covered Bridge (Greenleaf, Oregon).jpgLake Creek (Nelson Mountain)LaneGreenleaf1925105Lake Creek{{coord|44.104333
123.673639|type:landmark_region:US-OR_source:oregon.gov/odot|name=Lake Creek (Nelson Mountain) Covered Bridge}}NRHP; also called Nelson Mountain Bridge, rehabilitated 1984 with concrete floor{{cite web

| url = http://www.oregon.gov/odot/hwy/bridge/docs/covbrdg/Descriptions/NelsonMtn.pdf

| title = Lake Creek (Nelson Mountain) Covered Bridge

| publisher=Oregon Department of Transportation

| access-date = 2014-12-05

}}

File:Lowell Covered Bridge - Lowell Oregon.jpgLowellLaneLowell1945165Middle Fork Willamette River{{coord|43.909570
122.779515|type:landmark_region:US-OR_source:gnis-1134062|name=Lowell Covered Bridge}}{{cite gnis|type=retired|id=1134062|name=Lowell Covered Bridge|accessdate=2009-01-20}}NRHP, replacement for a bridge built in 1907
File:Mosby Creek Covered Bridge.jpgMosby CreekLaneCottage Grove192090Mosby Creek{{coord|43.77817
123.00480|type:landmark_region:US-OR_source:oregon.com|name=Mosby Creek Covered Bridge}}{{cite web |url=http://www.oregon.com/covered_bridges/bridges/mosby.cfm |title=Archived copy |access-date=2009-06-10 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090611050701/http://www.oregon.com/covered_bridges/bridges/mosby.cfm |archive-date=2009-06-11 }}NRHP, rehabilitated 2002{{cite web

|url = http://www.oregon.com/covered_bridges/bridges/mosby.cfm

|title = Mosby Creek (Layng) Covered Bridge

|work = Oregon Covered Bridges

|publisher = Oregon.com

|access-date = 2009-06-10

|url-status = dead

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090611050701/http://www.oregon.com/covered_bridges/bridges/mosby.cfm

|archive-date = 2009-06-11

}}

File:Office bridge spanning river P1747.jpegOfficeLaneWestfir1944180North Fork Middle Fork Willamette River{{coord|43.75847
122.49571|type:landmark_region:US-OR_source:googlemapssatellite|name=Office Covered Bridge}}NRHP
File:Parvin Covered Bridge (Dexter, Oregon) 1921.jpgParvin BridgeLaneDexter192175Lost Creek{{coord|43|53|58.0|N|122|49|22.8|W|type:landmark_region:US-OR_source:odot.egov.oregon.gov|name=Parvin (Lost Creek) Covered Bridge}}{{cite web

| url = http://egov.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/BRIDGE/docs/covbrdg/Descriptions/parvin.pdf

| title = Lost Creek (Parvin) Covered Bridge

| publisher = Oregon Department of Transportation

| access-date = 2009-06-10

}}

NRHP
File:Pengra Bridge in 2006.jpgPengra BridgeLaneJasper1938120Fall Creek{{coord|43.966515
122.842576|type:landmark_region:US-OR_source:gnis-1134064|name=Pengra Covered Bridge}}{{cite gnis|type=retired|id=1134064|name=Pengra Covered Bridge|accessdate=2009-01-20}}NRHP
File:Stewart Bridge Walden OR.jpgStewartLaneWalden193060Mosby Creek{{coord|43.76601
122.99415|type:landmark_region:US-OR_source:googlesatellitemap_dim:20_elevation:216|name=Stewart Covered Bridge}}GNIS feature 1135668 {{cite gnis|type=retired|id=1135668|name=Stewart Bridge|accessdate=2009-09-04}} is incorrect, using USGS topomap coordinateNRHP
File:Unity Bridge, Big Fall Creek.JPGUnityLaneLowell193690Fall Creek{{coord|43.945126
122.775627|type:landmark_region:US-OR_source:gnis-1134067|name=Unity Covered Bridge}}{{cite gnis|type=retired|id=1134067|name=Unity Covered Bridge|accessdate=2009-01-20}}NRHP
File:Wendling Bridge - Lane County Oregon.jpgWendlingLaneWendling193860Mill Creek{{coord|44.19133
122.79879|region:US-OR_type:landmark_source:oregon.com|name=Wendling Bridge}}Coordinate obtained from {{cite web |url=http://www.oregon.com/covered_bridges/bridges/wendling.cfm |title=Archived copy |access-date=2009-06-09 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090611045357/http://www.oregon.com/covered_bridges/bridges/wendling.cfm |archive-date=2009-06-11 }} and adjusted to center of bridge per Google satellite imageNRHP
File:Wildcat Creek Covered Bridge.jpgWildcat CreekLaneWalton192575Wildcat Creek{{coord|44|0|13|N|123|39|9|W|region:US-OR_type:landmark_source:nris-79002089|name=Wildcat Creek Bridge}}NRHP
File:The Chitwood Covered Bridge.jpgChitwoodLincolnChitwood192696Yaquina River{{coord|44.65423
123.81767|region:US-OR_type:landmark_source:oregon.com|name=Chitwood Bridge}}Coordinate obtained from {{cite web |url=http://www.oregon.com/covered_bridges/bridges/chitwood.cfm |title=Archived copy |access-date=2009-06-09 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090611050202/http://www.oregon.com/covered_bridges/bridges/chitwood.cfm |archive-date=2009-06-11 }} and adjusted to center of bridge per Google satellite imageNRHP
File:Drift Creek Covered Bridge.jpgDrift CreekLincolnRose Lodge1914?66Bear Creek{{coord|44.992888
123.887613|type:landmark_region:US-OR_source:gnis-1955641_elevation:61|name=Drift Creek Covered Bridge}}{{cite gnis|type=retired|id=1955641|name=Drift Creek Bridge (historical)|accessdate=2009-01-21}}Delisted from the NRHP. By tradition, {{who|date=April 2025}} the oldest covered span in Oregon.Based on descriptions at

http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/GEOENVIRONMENTAL/historic_bridges_covered1.shtml and

http://www.oregon.com/covered_bridges/bridges/bear_creek.cfm {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090207164932/http://www.oregon.com/covered_bridges/bridges/bear_creek.cfm |date=2009-02-07 }}, the Drift Creek Covered Bridge was originally located at {{coord|44.91246

124.00453|type:landmark_region:US-OR_elevation:3|name=Drift Creek Covered Bridge (original location?)}} Because of severe structural problems, the bridge was dismantled and removed from its original location in the fall of 1997 and reconstructed on private property near Otis.
File:FisherSchoolBridge.JPG Fisher SchoolLincolnFisher191972Five Rivers{{coord|44.29164
123.84139|type:landmark_region:US-OR_source:usgstopomaps_elevation:46|name=Fisher School (Five Rivers) Covered Bridge}}{{cite web |url=http://www.oregon.com/covered_bridges/bridges/fisher.cfm |title=Archived copy |access-date=2009-06-09 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090609150328/http://www.oregon.com/covered_bridges/bridges/fisher.cfm |archive-date=2009-06-09 }} adjusted to center Google satellite imageNRHP, also known as Five Rivers Covered Bridge{{cite web

|url = http://www.oregon.com/covered_bridges/bridges/fisher.cfm

|title = Five Rivers (Fisher School) Covered Bridge

|work = Oregon Covered Bridges

|publisher = Oregon.com

|access-date = 2009-06-08

|url-status = dead

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090609150328/http://www.oregon.com/covered_bridges/bridges/fisher.cfm

|archive-date = 2009-06-09

}}

File:North Fork of the Yachats Covered Bridge.jpgNorth Fork YachatsLincolnYachats (vicinity)193842North Fork Yachats River{{coord|44.31000
123.96972|type:landmark_region:US-OR_source:usgstopomaps_elevation:49|name=North Fork Yachats River Covered Bridge}}NRHP
File:Crawfordsville Covered Bridge.jpgCrawfordsvilleLinnCrawfordsville1932105Calapooia River{{coord|44.356791
122.860919|type:landmark_region:US-OR_source:gnis-1162194_elevation:136|name=Crawfordsville Covered Bridge}}{{cite gnis|type=retired|id=1162194|name=Crawfordsville Bridge|accessdate=2009-01-21}}NRHP, also known as Calapooia River Bridge
File:Gilkey Covered Bridge.JPGGilkeyLinnCrabtree1939120Thomas Creek{{coord|44.68786
122.90343|type:landmark_region:US-OR_source:oregon.com_elevation:88|name=Gilkey Covered Bridge}}{{cite web |url=http://www.oregon.com/covered_bridges/bridges/gilkey.cfm |title=Archived copy |access-date=2009-06-09 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090611044844/http://www.oregon.com/covered_bridges/bridges/gilkey.cfm |archive-date=2009-06-11 }} and adjusted to center Google Satellite viewNRHP, aka Thomas Creek Bridge, Thomas Creek-Gilkey Covered Bridge
File:Hannah Bridge 1 - Scio Oregon.jpgHannahLinnScio1936105Thomas Creek{{coord|44.712067
122.718420|type:landmark_region:US-OR_source:gnis-1134078_elevation:135|name=Hannah Covered Bridge}}{{cite gnis|type=retired|id=1134078|name=Hannah Bridge|accessdate=2009-01-21}}NRHP, Howe truss; also known as Thomas Creek Bridge Named in honor of John Joseph Hannah, an early settler.{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UFVWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=AuwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4472%2C1994577 | title=The bridges in our own back yard | work=Eugene Register-Guard | date=July 8, 2001 | access-date=30 April 2015 | author=Young, Amalie | pages=3H}}
File:Hoffman Bridge.JPGHoffmanLinnCrabtree193690Crabtree Creek{{Coord|44.653332
122.890419}}NRHP, aka Crabtree Creek-Hoffman Covered Bridge
File:Larwood Covered Bridge.jpgLarwoodLinnCrabtree1939105Crabtree Creek{{coord|44.630678
122.740921|type:landmark_region:US-OR_source:gnis-1134080_elevation:129|name=Larwood Covered Bridge}}{{cite gnis|type=retired|id=1134080|name=Larwood Bridge|accessdate=2009-01-21}}NRHP; located at the confluence of Roaring River and Crabtree Creek
File:Shimanek Covered Bridge.JPGShimanekLinnScio1966105Thomas Creek{{coord|44.715673
122.804398|type:landmark_region:US-OR_source:googlemapssatellite_elevation:82|name=Shimanek Covered Bridge}}NRHP, aka Thomas Creek-Shimanek Covered Bridge
File:Short Covered Bridge South Santiam River.jpgShortLinnCascadia1945105South Santiam River{{coord|44.391792
122.510082|type:landmark_region:US-OR_source:gnis-1134124_elevation:239|name=Short Covered Bridge}}{{cite gnis|type=retired|id=1134124|name=Short Bridge|accessdate=2009-01-21}}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
File:Weddle Bridge in Sweet Home, Oregon cropped.jpgWeddleLinnSweet Home1937120Ames Creek{{coord|44.394602
122.726623|type:landmark_region:US-OR_source:gnis-1955642|name=Weddle Covered Bridge}}{{cite gnis|type=retired|id=1955642|name=Weddle Covered Bridge|accessdate=2009-01-20}}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 {{coord|44|41|24|N|122|56|22|W|type:landmark_region:US-OR_source:gnis-1955642|name=Weddle Covered Bridge (original location)}}
File:Gallon House Bridge, Oregon.jpgGallon HouseMarion191784Abiqua Creek{{coord|45.03215
122.79814|type:landmark_region:US-OR|name=Gallon House Covered Bridge}}NRHP
File:Stayton Jordon Bridge Stayton Oregon side.JPGJordanMarion (originally Linn)Stayton1998 (1937)90Salem Power Canal off the North Santiam River{{coord|44.797622
122.767033|type:landmark_region:US-OR_source:gnis-1955638_elevation:142|name=Jordan Covered Bridge}}{{cite gnis|type=retired|id=1955638|name=Jordan Bridge|accessdate=2009-01-21}}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.{{cite book|author1=Smith, Dwight A.|author2=Norman, James B. |author-link2=James B. Norman |author3=Dykman, Pieter T.|title=Historic Highway Bridges of Oregon|publisher=Oregon Historical Society Press|location=Portland|edition=2nd|year=1989|orig-year=1986|page=215|isbn=0-87595-205-4}}
File:Cedar Crossing Covered Bridge.jpgCedar CrossingMultnomahPortland198260Johnson Creek{{coord|45.47207
122.52381|type:landmark_region:US-OR_source:googlemapssatellite_elevation:76|name=Cedar Crossing Covered Bridge}}Only covered bridge in Multnomah County, Oregon's most populous county
File:Ritner Creek Covered Bridge.JPGRitner CreekPolkPedee192773Ritner Creek{{coord|44.727897
123.442048|type:landmark_region:US-OR_source:gnis-2058223_elevation:88|name=Ritner Creek Covered Bridge}}{{cite gnis|type=retired|id=2058223|name=Ritner Creek Bridge|accessdate=2009-01-21}}NRHP, Removed from service in 1976 and was the last covered bridge on a state highway in Oregon.

Preservation efforts

In 2008, The National Historic Covered Bridge Preservation Program, administered by the Federal Highway Administration, awarded grants for rehabilitation of seven covered bridges in Oregon.{{cite web

| url = https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/BRIDGE/nhcbp/090112a.cfm

| title = National Historic Covered Bridge Preservation Program

| access-date = 2009-01-28

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class="wikitable"
+ 2008 National Historic Covered Bridge Preservation Program for Oregon
BridgeGrant
Chambers Railroad Bridgealign="right" | $1,315,370
Chitwood Covered Bridgealign="right" | $1,076,760
N. Fk. Yachats River Covered Bridgealign="right" | $596,704
Gallon House Covered Bridgealign="right" | $51,147
Nelson Mountain Covered Bridgealign="right" | $17,946
Mosby Creek (Layng) Covered Bridgealign="right" | $17,946
Pengra Covered Bridgealign="right" | $17,946
align="right" | Totalalign="right" | $3,093,819

Gallery

File:Chamber Covered Bridge Interior Truss.jpg|Chambers Bridge Howe truss

File:Drift Creek Bridge, Spanning Drift Creek on Drift Creek County Road, Lincoln City vicinity (Lincoln County, Oregon).jpg|Drift Creek Covered Bridge

File:Office bridge low interior P1729.jpeg|Office Bridge interior

File:Rochester bridge interior.jpg|Rochester Bridge interior

File:Weddle covered bridge interior.jpg|Weddle Bridge interior

See also

Footnotes

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References

;General references

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  • [http://www.covered-bridges.org/index.htm The Covered Bridge Society of Oregon]
  • [http://coveredbridges.stateoforegon.com/ Oregon Covered Bridge Society]

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;Specific citations

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