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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. Replacing a similar structure severely damaged by the Columbus Day Storm of 1962, it is the fifth bridge at this location. The fourth bridge had been built in 1927, and the ...
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.
Covered: Morrison Bridge: 1958 2012-11-14 Willamette R. at RM 12.8, Portland: Multnomah: Willamette River Highway Bridges of Portland, Oregon MPS Mosby Creek Bridge: 1920 1979-11-29 Layng Road over Mosby Creek, east of Cottage Grove
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.
Thomas Creek-Shimanek Covered Bridge: Thomas Creek-Shimanek Covered Bridge. February 19, 1987 Richardson Gap Rd., 2 mi. E of Scio ... Map all coordinates using ...
Carrying Burmester Creek Road, the bridge crosses Thomas Creek about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) from Jordan. [1] It is one of three remaining covered bridges along Thomas Creek; the others are the Shimanek Bridge and the Gilkey Bridge. [3] Hannah Bridge, 105 feet (32 m) long, was constructed in 1936.
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.
Name Image County Location Built Length Crosses Ownership Truss Notes Ashland Covered Bridge [1]: New Castle: Ashland: ca. 1860: 52 feet (16 m) Red Clay Creek