List of covered bridges in Oregon

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. , there were only 49 remaining. Lane County has more covered bridges than any other county west of the Mississippi River. Of all states west of the Mississippi River, Oregon is the only one to have more than forty covered bridges.

List Photo Bridge County Location Built Length (ft) Crosses Coordinates Notes Harris Benton Wren 1929 75 Marys River NRHP Hayden Benton Alsea 1918 91 Alsea River NRHP Irish Bend Benton Corvallis 1954 60 Oak Creek NRHP Sandy Creek Coos Remote 1921 60 Sandy Creek NRHP, footbridge Rock O' the Range Deschutes Bend 1963 42 Swalley Canal NRHP, only covered bridge east of the Cascades, some consider it not to be a true covered bridge since it lacks a truss privately owned and maintained covered bridge open to the public Cavitt Creek Douglas Peel 1943 70 Little River Raw log upper supports with a portal shape for log truck passage Horse Creek Douglas Myrtle Creek 1930 105 Myrtle Creek Closed in 1968, dismantled 1987 and moved from and reconstructed in 1990, open to foot traffic in city park Milo Academy Douglas Milo 1962 100 South Umpqua River NRHP, Current steel bridge with a wood housing and metal roof replaces a 1920 wooden truss covered bridge at same location. Neal Lane Douglas Myrtle Creek 1939 42 South Myrtle Creek Built for only $1,000. One of the shortest covered bridges in Oregon and the only Oregon covered bridge with a king post truss. Pass Creek Douglas Drain 1925 61 Pass Creek A covered bridge may date back to 1906 originally at , closed 1981 and rebuilt nearby in 1989. Rochester Douglas west of Sutherlin 1933 80 Calapooya Creek Unusual bridge design includes eight side windows with curved tops and portals with flat arched openings. Antelope Creek Jackson Eagle Point 1922 58 Little Butte Creek delisted from NRHP, formerly crossed Antelope Creek relisted on NRHP 2012 after further restoration Lost Creek Jackson Lake Creek 1919 39 Lost Creek NRHP McKee Jackson Ruch 1917 122 Applegate River Adjusted coordinate from to center of bridge by Google Maps satellite view NRHP; 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 Wimer Jackson Wimer 1927 85 Evans Creek Adjusted coordinate from to center of bridge by Google Maps satellite view Rebuilt in 2008Huntington, Howard. "Bridge celebration? Wimer's got it covered", Daily Courier, Grants Pass, Oregon, 07 July 2008. after having collapsed July 6, 2003. Queenpost truss, flying buttresses, open daylight windows at roofline, wood floor. The 1927 Wimer bridge was a replacement for one originally built at the same site in 1892. Grave Creek Josephine Sunny Valley 1920 105 Grave Creek NRHP, Because of proximity to I-5, it is Oregon's most viewed covered bridge; also the only remaining covered bridge in Josephine County. Belknap Lane Rainbow 1966 120 McKenzie River NRHP, fourth instance (information) Centennial Lane Cottage Grove 1987 84 Coast Fork Willamette River Constructed from timbers salvaged from the Meadows and Brumbaugh bridges, which were dismantled in 1979; Bicycle and foot traffic Chambers Railroad Lane Cottage Grove 1925, replaced 2011 78 Coast Fork Willamette River NRHP, no longer in service for rail traffic, Oregon's only remaining covered rail bridge. Coyote Creek Lane Crow 1922 60 Coyote Creek NRHP Currin Lane Cottage Grove 1925 105 Row River NRHP Deadwood Creek Lane Swisshome 1932 105 Deadwood Creek Adjusted coordinate from to center of bridge viewed by Google Maps satellite view NRHP; the floor is banked for turning traffic; renovated in 1986 Dorena Lane Dorena 1949 105 Row River NRHP Ernest Lane Marcola 1938 75 Mohawk River NRHP (misspelled by the USGS as "Earnest Bridge") Goodpasture Lane Vida 1938 165 McKenzie River NRHP Lake Creek (Nelson Mountain) Lane Greenleaf 1925 105 Lake Creek NRHP; also called Nelson Mountain Bridge, rehabilitated 1984 with concrete floor Lowell Lane Lowell 1945 165 Middle Fork Willamette River NRHP, replacement for a bridge built in 1907 Mosby Creek Lane Cottage Grove 1920 90 Mosby Creek NRHP, rehabilitated 2002 Office Lane Westfir 1944 180 North Fork Middle Fork Willamette River NRHP Parvin Bridge Lane Dexter 1921 75 Lost Creek NRHP Pengra Bridge Lane Jasper 1938 120 Fall Creek NRHP Stewart Lane Walden 1930 60 Mosby Creek GNIS feature 1135668 is incorrect, using USGS topomap coordinate NRHP Unity Lane Lowell 1936 90 Fall Creek NRHP Wendling Lane Wendling 1938 60 Mill Creek Coordinate obtained from and adjusted to center of bridge per Google satellite image NRHP Wildcat Creek Lane Walton 1925 75 Wildcat Creek NRHP Chitwood Lincoln Chitwood 1926 96 Yaquina River Coordinate obtained from and adjusted to center of bridge per Google satellite image NRHP Drift Creek Lincoln Rose Lodge 1914? 66 Bear Creek Delisted from the NRHP. By tradition, 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 , the Drift Creek Covered Bridge was originally located at 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. Fisher School Lincoln Fisher 1919 72 Five Rivers adjusted to center Google satellite image NRHP, also known as Five Rivers Covered Bridge North Fork Yachats Lincoln Yachats (vicinity) 1938 42 North Fork Yachats River NRHP Crawfordsville Linn Crawfordsville 1932 105 Calapooia River NRHP, also known as Calapooia River Bridge Gilkey Linn Crabtree 1939 120 Thomas Creek and adjusted to center Google Satellite view NRHP, aka Thomas Creek Bridge, Thomas Creek-Gilkey Covered Bridge Hannah Linn Scio 1936 105 Thomas Creek NRHP, Howe truss; also known as Thomas Creek Bridge Named in honor of John Joseph Hannah, an early settler. Hoffman Linn Crabtree 1936 90 Crabtree Creek NRHP, aka Crabtree Creek-Hoffman Covered Bridge Larwood Linn Crabtree 1939 105 Crabtree Creek NRHP; located at the confluence of Roaring River and Crabtree Creek Shimanek Linn Scio 1966 105 Thomas Creek NRHP, aka Thomas Creek-Shimanek Covered Bridge Short Linn Cascadia 1945 105 South Santiam River 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 Weddle Linn Sweet Home 1937 120 Ames Creek 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 Gallon House Marion 1917 84 Abiqua Creek NRHP Jordan Marion (originally Linn) Stayton 1998 (1937) 90 Salem Power Canal off the North Santiam River 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. Cedar Crossing Multnomah Portland 1982 60 Johnson Creek Only covered bridge in Multnomah County, Oregon's most populous county Ritner Creek Polk Pedee 1927 73 Ritner Creek 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.

+ 2008 National Historic Covered Bridge Preservation Program for 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

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