List of covered bridges in Oregon
Appearance
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.[1] As of 2021[update], there were only 49 remaining.[2]: xiv Lane County has more covered bridges than any other county west of the Mississippi River.[3]
List
[edit]Preservation efforts
[edit]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.[46]
Bridge | Grant |
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Chambers Railroad Bridge | $1,315,370 |
Chitwood Covered Bridge | $1,076,760 |
N. Fk. Yachats River Covered Bridge | $596,704 |
Gallon House Covered Bridge | $51,147 |
Nelson Mountain Covered Bridge | $17,946 |
Mosby Creek (Layng) Covered Bridge | $17,946 |
Pengra Covered Bridge | $17,946 |
Total | $3,093,819 |
Gallery
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Chambers Bridge Howe truss
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Drift Creek Covered Bridge
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Office Bridge interior
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Rochester Bridge interior
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Weddle Bridge interior
See also
[edit]- List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Oregon
- Lists of Oregon-related topics
Footnotes
[edit]- ^ Adjusted coordinate from "Archived copy". Archived from the original on June 8, 2009. Retrieved July 26, 2009.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) to center of bridge by Google Maps satellite view - ^ Adjusted coordinate from "Oregon Covered Bridges - Evans Creek River Covered Bridge". Archived from the original on September 7, 2012. Retrieved June 10, 2009. to center of bridge by Google Maps satellite view
- ^ Adjusted coordinate from "Archived copy". Archived from the original on June 11, 2009. Retrieved June 10, 2009.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) to center of bridge viewed by Google Maps satellite view - ^ Coordinate obtained from "Archived copy". Archived from the original on June 11, 2009. Retrieved June 9, 2009.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) and adjusted to center of bridge per Google satellite image - ^ Coordinate obtained from "Archived copy". Archived from the original on June 11, 2009. Retrieved June 9, 2009.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) and adjusted to center of bridge per Google satellite image - ^ 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 Archived 2009-02-07 at the Wayback Machine, the Drift Creek Covered Bridge was originally located at 44°54′45″N 124°00′16″W / 44.91246°N 124.00453°W
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on June 9, 2009. Retrieved June 9, 2009.
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References
[edit]- General references
- Specific citations
- ^ "Oregon's Covered Bridges". Oregon.com. Retrieved June 10, 2009.
- ^ a b Caswell, William S. (2021). World Guide to Covered Bridges (2021 ed.). Concord, New Hampshire: National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges. ISBN 978-0-578-30263-8.
- ^ "Historic Covered Bridges In Lane County". Lane County. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
- ^ "Alsea River (Hayden) Covered Bridge" (PDF). Oregon Department of Transportation. Retrieved September 26, 2014.
- ^ "Rock O' the Range Bridge". Archived from the original on October 25, 2012. Retrieved August 31, 2011.
- ^ "Swalley Canal (Rock O' The Range) Covered Bridge" (PDF). Oregon Department of Transportation. Retrieved September 26, 2014.
- ^ "South Umpqua River (Milo Academy) Covered Bridge" (PDF). Oregon Department of Transportation. Retrieved February 3, 2009.
- ^ "Neal Lane Bridge". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 21, 2009.
- ^ "Pass Creek Covered Bridge" (PDF). Oregon Department of Transportation. Retrieved February 3, 2009.
- ^ "Pass Creek Covered Bridge". State of Oregon. Retrieved February 3, 2009.
- ^ "Rochester Covered Bridge". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 20, 2009.
- ^ Smith, Dwight A.; Norman, James B.; Dykman, Pieter T. (1989) [1986]. Historic Highway Bridges of Oregon (2nd ed.). Portland: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 81. ISBN 0-87595-205-4.
- ^ "Antelope Creek Bridge". Waymarking.com. Groundspeak, Inc. Retrieved May 15, 2009.
- ^ "Applegate River (McKee) Covered Bridge". Oregon Covered Bridges. Oregon.com. Archived from the original on June 8, 2009. Retrieved June 10, 2009.
- ^ Huntington, Howard. "Bridge celebration? Wimer's got it covered", Daily Courier, Grants Pass, Oregon, 07 July 2008.
- ^ a b Dennis Rasmussen. "Wimer Covered Bridge Collapse Challenges Community". Citizens for Rebuilding the Wimer Covered Bridge. Retrieved June 10, 2009.
- ^ "Evans Creek (Wimer) Covered Bridge". Oregon Covered Bridges. Oregon.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2012. Retrieved June 10, 2009.
- ^ a b "Grave Creek Bridge". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 21, 2009.
- ^ "Centennial Bridge, Cottage Grove, Oregon". Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved October 17, 2008.
- ^ "Chambers Covered Bridge". Lane County, Oregon. Archived from the original on April 1, 2012. Retrieved September 6, 2013.
- ^ "Coyote Creek Bridge". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 21, 2009.
- ^ "Currin Bridge". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 21, 2009.
- ^ "Deadwood Creek Covered Bridge". Oregon Covered Bridges. Oregon.com. Archived from the original on June 11, 2009. Retrieved June 10, 2009.
- ^ "Dorena Bridge". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 21, 2009.
- ^ "Earnest Bridge". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 21, 2009.
- ^ "Lake Creek (Nelson Mountain) Covered Bridge" (PDF). Oregon Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
- ^ "Lowell Covered Bridge". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 20, 2009.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on June 11, 2009. Retrieved June 10, 2009.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Mosby Creek (Layng) Covered Bridge". Oregon Covered Bridges. Oregon.com. Archived from the original on June 11, 2009. Retrieved June 10, 2009.
- ^ "Lost Creek (Parvin) Covered Bridge" (PDF). Oregon Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 10, 2009.
- ^ "Pengra Covered Bridge". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 20, 2009.
- ^ GNIS feature 1135668 "Stewart Bridge". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 4, 2009. is incorrect, using USGS topomap coordinate
- ^ "Unity Covered Bridge". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 20, 2009.
- ^ a b "Drift Creek Bridge (historical)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 21, 2009.
- ^ "Five Rivers (Fisher School) Covered Bridge". Oregon Covered Bridges. Oregon.com. Archived from the original on June 9, 2009. Retrieved June 8, 2009.
- ^ a b "Crawfordsville Bridge". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 21, 2009.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on June 11, 2009. Retrieved June 9, 2009.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) and adjusted to center Google Satellite view - ^ a b "Hannah Bridge". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 21, 2009.
- ^ Young, Amalie (July 8, 2001). "The bridges in our own back yard". Eugene Register-Guard. pp. 3H. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
- ^ a b "Larwood Bridge". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 21, 2009.
- ^ a b "Short Bridge". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 21, 2009.
- ^ "Weddle Covered Bridge". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 20, 2009.
- ^ "Jordan Bridge". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 21, 2009.
- ^ Smith, Dwight A.; Norman, James B.; Dykman, Pieter T. (1989) [1986]. Historic Highway Bridges of Oregon (2nd ed.). Portland: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 215. ISBN 0-87595-205-4.
- ^ "Ritner Creek Bridge". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 21, 2009.
- ^ a b "National Historic Covered Bridge Preservation Program". Retrieved January 28, 2009.
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