Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Shimanek Bridge is a covered bridge near Scio in Linn County in the U.S. state of Oregon. [1] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places as Thomas Creek – Shimanek Covered Bridge in 1987. [2] The bridge, 130 feet (40 m) long, was completed in 1966.
Shimanek Bridge near Scio carries Richardson Gap Road. Shimanek Bridge, upstream of Scio at about RM 12, is a 130-foot (40 m) Howe truss structure built in 1966. It is the newest and longest covered bridge in Linn County. At least four other covered bridges crossed Thomas Creek at this same spot, the first documented one in 1891.
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. [2]: xiv Lane County has more covered bridges than any other county west of the Mississippi River. [3]
Linn: Covered Howe truss: Thomas Creek-Shimanek Covered Bridge: 1966 1987-02-19 Richardson Gap Road over Thomas Creek, northeast of Scio: Linn: Covered Howe truss: Umpqua River Bridge No. 01822: 1936 2005-08-05 US 101 over Umpqua River, Reedsport
AOL latest headlines, entertainment, sports, articles for business, health and world news.
Out of over 90,000 National Register sites nationwide, [2] Oregon is home to over 2,000, [3] and 76 of those are found partially or wholly in Linn County. This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted November 29, 2024.
The oldest remaining covered bridge in Madison County, the Imes bridge was built in 1870. It was repaired in 1959 after a truck carrying 18 tons of corn crashed through the floor. Moved to a park ...
Scio refers to itself as the "Covered Bridge Capital of the West." There are five bridges as part of its Covered Bridge Tour [20] out of a total of eight in Linn County. [21] Most of those bridges are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), including Weddle Bridge, Shimanek Bridge, Gilkey Bridge, and the Hannah Bridge.