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]:xivLane County has more covered bridges than any other county west of the Mississippi River.[3] Of all states west of the Mississippi River, Oregon is the only one to have more than forty covered bridges.
NRHP, only covered bridge east of the Cascades, some consider it not to be a true covered bridge since it lacks a truss[5] privately owned and maintained covered bridge open to the public[6]
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[14]
Rebuilt in 2008[15] after having collapsed July 6, 2003.[16] Queenpost truss, flying buttresses, open daylight windows at roofline, wood floor.[17] The 1927 Wimer bridge was a replacement for one originally built at the same site in 1892.[16]
Delisted from the NRHP. By tradition, [who?] the oldest covered span in Oregon.[note 6] 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.[34]
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[41]
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.[44]
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.[46]
2008 National Historic Covered Bridge Preservation Program for Oregon[46]
↑ Adjusted coordinate from "Archived copy". Archived from the original on June 8, 2009. Retrieved July 26, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) 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.{{cite web}}: 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.{{cite web}}: 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) and adjusted to center of bridge per Google satellite image
↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on June 9, 2009. Retrieved June 9, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) adjusted to center Google satellite image
1 2 Caswell, William S. (2021). World Guide to Covered Bridges (2021ed.). Concord, New Hampshire: National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges. ISBN978-0-578-30263-8.
↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on June 11, 2009. Retrieved June 9, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) and adjusted to center Google Satellite view
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