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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. As of 2021, there were only 49 remaining. Lane County has more covered bridges than any other county west of the Mississippi River.
List
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.
Bridge | Grant |
---|---|
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
- Chambers Bridge Howe truss
- Drift Creek Covered Bridge
- Office Bridge interior
- Rochester Bridge interior
- Weddle Bridge interior
See also
- List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Oregon
- Lists of Oregon-related topics
Footnotes
- Adjusted coordinate from "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-06-08. Retrieved 2009-07-26.
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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 2012-09-07. Retrieved 2009-06-10. to center of bridge by Google Maps satellite view
- Adjusted coordinate from "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-06-11. Retrieved 2009-06-10.
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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 2009-06-11. Retrieved 2009-06-09.
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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 2009-06-11. Retrieved 2009-06-09.
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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 / 44.91246; -124.00453 (Drift Creek Covered Bridge (original location?))
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-06-09. Retrieved 2009-06-09.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) adjusted to center Google satellite image
References
- General references
- Specific citations
- "Oregon's Covered Bridges". Oregon.com. Retrieved June 10, 2009.
- ^ Caswell, William S. 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 6 January 2021.
- "Alsea River (Hayden) Covered Bridge" (PDF). Oregon Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2014-09-26.
- "Rock O' the Range Bridge". Archived from the original on 2012-10-25. Retrieved 2011-08-31.
- "Swalley Canal (Rock O' The Range) Covered Bridge" (PDF). Oregon Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2014-09-26.
- "South Umpqua River (Milo Academy) Covered Bridge" (PDF). Oregon Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2009-02-03.
- "Neal Lane Bridge". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-01-21.
- "Pass Creek Covered Bridge" (PDF). Oregon Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2009-02-03.
- "Pass Creek Covered Bridge". State of Oregon. Retrieved 2009-02-03.
- "Rochester Covered Bridge". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-01-20.
- Smith, Dwight A.; Norman, James B.; Dykman, Pieter T. (1989) . 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 2009-05-15.
- "Applegate River (McKee) Covered Bridge". Oregon Covered Bridges. Oregon.com. Archived from the original on 2009-06-08. Retrieved 2009-06-10.
- Huntington, Howard. "Bridge celebration? Wimer's got it covered", Daily Courier, Grants Pass, Oregon, 07 July 2008.
- ^ Dennis Rasmussen. "Wimer Covered Bridge Collapse Challenges Community". Citizens for Rebuilding the Wimer Covered Bridge. Retrieved 2009-06-10.
- "Evans Creek (Wimer) Covered Bridge". Oregon Covered Bridges. Oregon.com. Archived from the original on 2012-09-07. Retrieved 2009-06-10.
- ^ "Grave Creek Bridge". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-01-21.
- "Centennial Bridge, Cottage Grove, Oregon". Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2008-10-17.
- "Chambers Covered Bridge". Lane County, Oregon. Archived from the original on 2012-04-01. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
- "Coyote Creek Bridge". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-01-21.
- "Currin Bridge". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-01-21.
- "Deadwood Creek Covered Bridge". Oregon Covered Bridges. Oregon.com. Archived from the original on 2009-06-11. Retrieved 2009-06-10.
- "Dorena Bridge". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-01-21.
- "Earnest Bridge". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-01-21.
- "Lake Creek (Nelson Mountain) Covered Bridge" (PDF). Oregon Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2014-12-05.
- "Lowell Covered Bridge". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-01-20.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-06-11. Retrieved 2009-06-10.
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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 2009-06-11. Retrieved 2009-06-10.
- "Lost Creek (Parvin) Covered Bridge" (PDF). Oregon Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2009-06-10.
- "Pengra Covered Bridge". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-01-20.
- GNIS feature 1135668 "Stewart Bridge". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-09-04. is incorrect, using USGS topomap coordinate
- "Unity Covered Bridge". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-01-20.
- ^ "Drift Creek Bridge (historical)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-01-21.
- "Drift Creek Covered Bridge". Lincoln County Public Works. Archived from the original on 2008-08-17. Retrieved 2009-02-03.
- "Five Rivers (Fisher School) Covered Bridge". Oregon Covered Bridges. Oregon.com. Archived from the original on 2009-06-09. Retrieved 2009-06-08.
- ^ "Crawfordsville Bridge". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-01-21.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-06-11. Retrieved 2009-06-09.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) and adjusted to center Google Satellite view - ^ "Hannah Bridge". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-01-21.
- Young, Amalie (July 8, 2001). "The bridges in our own back yard". Eugene Register-Guard. pp. 3H. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
- ^ "Larwood Bridge". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-01-21.
- ^ "Short Bridge". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-01-21.
- "Weddle Covered Bridge". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-01-20.
- "Jordan Bridge". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-01-21.
- Smith, Dwight A.; Norman, James B.; Dykman, Pieter T. (1989) . 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 2009-01-21.
- ^ "National Historic Covered Bridge Preservation Program". Retrieved 2009-01-28.