This list of Oregon covered bridges contains 50 historic covered bridges remaining in the U.S. state of Oregon, among the greatest number of any U.S. state.
Most covered bridges in Oregon were built between 1905 and 1925. There were an estimated 450 covered bridges, which by 1977, had dwindled to 56.[1]
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.[2]
| 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 |
| Bridge | County | Location | Built | Length (ft) | Crosses | coordinate | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harris | Benton | Wren | 1929 | 75 | Marys River | NRHP | |
| Hayden | Benton | Alsea | 1918 | 91 | Alsea River | [3] | 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[1] privately owned and maintained covered bridge open to the public[2] | |
| 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.[4] | |
| Neal Lane | Douglas | 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 kingpost truss.[5] | ||
| 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.[6][7] | |
| Rochester | Douglas | 1923 | 80 | Calapooia River | [8] | ||
| Antelope Creek | Jackson | Eagle Point | 1922 | 58 | Little Butte Creek | delisted from NRHP, formerly crossed Antelope Creek about 10 miles SE of current location[9] | |
| Lost Creek | Jackson | Lake Creek | 1919 | 39 | Lost Creek | NRHP | |
| McKee | Jackson | Ruch | 1917 | 122 | Applegate River | [10] | 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[11] |
| Wimer | Jackson | Wimer | 1927 | 85 | Evans Creek | [12] | Rebuilt in 2008[13] after having collapsed July 6, 2003[14]. Queenpost truss, flying buttresses, open daylight windows at roofline, wood floor.[15] The 1927 Wimer bridge was a replacement for one originally built at the same site in 1892.[14] |
| Grave Creek | Josephine | Sunny Valley | 1920 | 105 | Grave Creek | [16] | NRHP, Because of proximity to I-5, it is Oregon's most viewed covered bridge; also the only remaining covered bridge in Josephine County.[16] |
| Belknap | Lane | Rainbow | 1966 | 120 | McKenzie River | NRHP, fourth instance (information) | |
| Centennial | Lane | Cottage Grove | 1987 | 84 | Coast Fork Willamette River | bicycle and foot traffic |
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| Chambers Railroad | Lane | Cottage Grove | 1925 | 78 | Coast Fork Willamette River | NRHP, no longer in service, Oregon's only remaining covered rail bridge | |
| Coyote Creek | Lane | Crow | 1922 | 60 | Coyote Creek | [17] | NRHP |
| Currin | Lane | Cottage Grove | 1925 | 105 | Row River | [18] | NRHP |
| Deadwood Creek | Lane | Swisshome | 1932 | 105 | Deadwood Creek | [19] | NRHP; the floor is banked for turning traffic; renovated in 1986[20] |
| Dorena | Lane | Dorena | 1949 | 105 | Row River | [21] | NRHP |
| Ernest | Lane | Marcola | 1938 | 75 | Mohawk River | [22] | 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 | [23] | NRHP; also called Nelson Mountain Bridge, rehabilitated 1984 with concrete floor;[24] not visible by satellite |
| Lowell | Lane | Lowell | 1945 | 165 | Middle Fork Willamette River | [25] | NRHP, replacement for a bridge built in 1907 |
| Mosby Creek | Lane | Cottage Grove | 1920 | 90 | Mosby Creek | [26] | NRHP, rehabilitated 2002[27] |
| Office | Lane | Westfir | 1944 | 180 | North Fork Middle Fork Willamette River | NRHP | |
| Parvin (Lost Creek) | Lane | Dexter | 1921 | 75 | Lost Creek | [28] | NRHP |
| Pengra (Fall Creek) | Lane | Jasper | 1938 | 120 | Fall Creek | [29] | NRHP |
| Staples | Lane | Culp Creek | Sharps Creek | [30] | not visible by satellite, may have been removed |
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| Stewart | Lane | Walden | 1930 | 60 | Mosby Creek | [31] | NRHP |
| Unity | Lane | Lowell | 1936 | 90 | Fall Creek | [32] | NRHP |
| Wendling | Lane | Wendling | 1938 | 60 | Mill Creek | [33] | NRHP |
| Wildcat Creek | Lane | Walton | 1925 | 75 | Wildcat Creek | NRHP | |
| Chitwood | Lincoln | Chitwood | 1926 | 96 | Yaquina River | [34] | NRHP |
| Drift Creek | Lincoln | Rose Lodge | 1914? | 66 | Bear Creek | [35] | Delisted from the NRHP; Traditionally noted as the oldest covered span in Oregon but construction date is unknown. It also had the original distinction of being the covered bridge closest to the Oregon Coast, only 1.5 miles from the Pacific Ocean, probably located at . The bridge has long been closed to vehicular traffic but served pedestrian traffic up until quite recently when the approaches were removed. The Drift Creek bridge housing included flared board-and-batten siding, arched portals, ribbon daylighting and wooden flooring. Lincoln County maintained the bridge as a historical exhibit-in-place since 1965. Because of severe structural problems, the bridge was dismantled and removed from its original location in the fall of 1997. The bridge was reconstructed on private property near Otis.[35] It may have been destroyed by a flood and rebuilt in 1933.[36] |
| Fisher School | Lincoln | Fisher | 1919 | 72 | Five Rivers | [37] | NRHP, also known as Five Rivers Covered Bridge[38] |
| North Fork Yachats | Lincoln | Yachats (vicinity) | 1938 | 42 | North Fork Yachats River | NRHP | |
| Crawfordsville | Linn | Crawfordsville | 1932 | 105 | Calapooia River | [39] | NRHP, also known as Calapooia River Bridge[39] |
| Gilkey | Linn | Crabtree | 1939 | 120 | Thomas Creek | [40] | NRHP, aka Thomas Creek Bridge, Thomas Creek-Gilkey Covered Bridge |
| Hannah | Linn | Scio | 1936 | 105 | Thomas Creek | [41] | NRHP, Howe truss; also known as Thomas Creek Bridge[41] |
| Hoffman | Linn | Crabtree | 1936 | 90 | Crabtree Creek | NRHP, aka Crabtree Creek-Hoffman Covered Bridge | |
| Larwood | Linn | Crabtree | 1939 | 105 | Crabtree Creek | [42] | NRHP; located at the confluence of Roaring River and Crabtree Creek, carries the historical name of the community. The Larwood Bridge is one of three covered bridges across the Crabtree Creek in Linn County. The 105-foot housed Howe truss exhibits the common Linn County design of exposed truss side openings. The bridge is open to vehicular traffic and is adjacent to the Larwood Wayside Park.[42] |
| Shimanek | Linn | Scio | 1966 | 105 | Thomas Creek | NRHP, aka Thomas Creek-Shimanek Covered Bridge | |
| Short | Linn | Cascadia | 1945 | 105 | South Santiam River | [43] | 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[43] |
| Weddle | Linn | Sweet Home | 1937 | 120 | Ames Creek | [44] | 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 | Linn | Stayton | 1937 | 90 | North Santiam River | [45] | A prominent local landmark and an attractive example of covered bridges, the Jordan Bridge is a housed Howe truss. It was originally located on Jordan County Road near Lyons, but was moved in 1988 to a city park in Stayton. The Jordan Bridge is one of Linn County's seven distinctive covered bridges with large side openings.[45] |
| Cedar Crossing | Multnomah | SE Portland | 1982 | 60 | Johnson Creek | Only covered bridge in Multnomah County | |
| Ritner Creek | Polk | Pedee | 1927 | 73 | Ritner Creek | [46] | NRHP |