Jordan, Oregon | |
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Coordinates: 44°43′37″N122°41′59″W / 44.72694°N 122.69972°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Oregon |
County | Linn |
Elevation | 545 ft (166 m) |
Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
ZIP code | 97374 |
Area code(s) | 503 and 971 |
GNIS feature ID | 1122517 [1] |
Jordan is an unincorporated community in Linn County, in the U.S. state of Oregon. [1] It lies along Oregon Route 226, southeast of Stayton and about halfway between Scio and Lyons. [2]
Thomas Creek flows through Jordan. [2] A covered bridge, the Jordan Bridge, built in 1937, was a 90-foot (27 m) Howe truss span that crossed the creek here. Dismantled in 1985, its timbers were moved to Stayton and reassembled in that city's Pioneer Park. [3]
The community was once the site of the Monastery of Our Lady of Jordan.
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