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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. [1] As of 2021, there were only 49 remaining.
At the time the structure was named the Albany Bridge. [4] In 1973, the neighboring Lyon Street Bridge was completed to the east to expand capacity to a total of four lanes between the two bridges. [3] Ellsworth Street Bridge was refurbished in 1971 and 2002. [3] [5] As of 2004, the bridge handled an average of 9,850 cars per day. [5]
Fifty-eight covered bridges exist; the vast majority have a single span. Canada Quebec: As of 2012, there were 82 covered bridges. U.S. Alabama: Eleven historic covered bridges remaining with six at their original locations. U.S. California: Eleven covered bridges reported as of 2002. [1] U.S. Connecticut
Gilkey Bridge and a covered railroad bridge next to it crossed the creek at the former community of Gilkey. [1] Gilkey was a station on the Southern Pacific Railway line between Crabtree and Shelburn. [3] The station, established in 1880, was named for Allen and William Gilkey. [1] Allen Gilkey came to Oregon in the early 1850s and settled ...
The Lyon Street Bridge is a highway bridge that crosses the Willamette River in Albany, Oregon, United States. Built in 1973, [1] the two-lane structure carries US 20 westbound traffic, with the adjacent Ellsworth Street Bridge carrying eastbound traffic. The bridge connects Albany with North Albany and is a major link between Albany and Corvallis.
Location Built Length Crosses Ownership Truss Notes Ashland Covered Bridge [1] New Castle: Ashland: ca. 1860: 52 feet (16 m) Red Clay Creek: Delaware Dept. of Highways and Trans. Town: Smith's Bridge [2] New Castle: Beaver Valley
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The Hoffman Bridge is a covered bridge near Crabtree in Linn County in the U.S. state of Oregon. [1] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places as Crabtree Creek – Hoffman Covered Bridge in 1987. [2] The bridge crosses Crabtree Creek about 1 mile (1.6 km) northeast of Crabtree. Hungry Hill Drive crosses the 90-foot (27 m) bridge ...