Parvin Bridge

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

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{{Infobox NRHP

| name = Parvin Bridge

| nrhp_type =

| image = Parvin Covered Bridge (Dexter, Oregon) 1921.jpg

| caption = Parvin Bridge

| nearest_city= Dexter, Oregon

| coordinates = {{coord|43|53|59|N|122|49|17|W|display=inline,title}}

| locmapin = Oregon#USA

| built = 1921

| builder = George W. Breeding

| architecture = Howe truss

| added = November 29, 1979

| area = {{convert|0.1|acre}}

| mpsub = {{NRHP url|64000700|title=Oregon Covered Bridges TR}}

| refnum = 79003767{{NRISref|version=2010a}}

}}

The Parvin Bridge is a covered bridge located in Lane County, Oregon, U.S. near Dexter. It was built in 1921 as a single-lane {{convert|75|ft|m|adj=on}} bridge across Lost Creek, a tributary of the Middle Fork Willamette River.

The bridge was a replacement for a {{convert|66|ft|m|adj=on}} Howe truss design which failed a 1917 inspection by bridge inspector J. W. McArthur. He wrote, "An old bridge. Chords badly worm eaten. Downstream chord has been reinforced in middle by a timber bolted on. Wood is but little better than a powder from worm action. All signs indicate a new bridge in from 2 to 4 years."{{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

| date = 19 December 2002

| accessdate = 29 September 2011

}}

George W. Breeding constructed the present bridge at the same site in 1921 for $3,617, equivalent to ${{Formatprice|{{Inflation|US|3617|1921|r=-2}}}} today.{{Inflation-fn|US}} It is also a Howe truss and includes a {{convert|62|ft|m|adj=on}} eastern approach and a {{convert|17|ft|m|adj=on}} western approach. Roadwork in the mid-1970s realigned the road to bypass the bridge, being accessible only to pedestrians afterwards. A dedication ceremony was held November 17, 1986, to reopen the renovated span to vehicle traffic with a {{convert|10|ST|kg|adj=on}} load limit.

The Parvin Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.{{cite web

| url=http://www.oregon.gov/OPRD/HCD/NATREG/docs/oregon_nr_list.pdf

| title = Oregon National Register List

| publisher=Oregon Parks and Recreation Department

| date=June 6, 2011

| page=20

| accessdate=July 17, 2011

}}