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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.
The state of Oregon began building a new bridge across the river at the city in 1925 to carry vehicular traffic. [2] Designed by state highway department bridge designer Conde McCullough, it was constructed by the Union Bridge Company based in Portland, Oregon. [2] The steel truss structure was completed in 1926. [3]
Willamette River Highway Bridges of Portland, Oregon MPS Burnside Bridge: 1926 2012-11-14 Willamette R. at RM 12.7, Portland: Multnomah: Willamette River Highway Bridges of Portland, Oregon MPS Cape Creek Bridge No. 01113: 1932 2005-08-05
Champoeg Road bridge Pipeline (Prior to 1958, carried OR 219, between the north ends of Riverside Road and Champoeg Road in Marion County and the south end of Wynooski Street in Newberg. Replaced an earlier ferry between Champoeg Road and the south end of Dog Ridge Road, about 1,200 feet (370 meters) west of the current highway bridge.) Newberg ...
In the early 1800s, the first covered bridge in the United States was constructed by Timothy Palmer crossing the Schuylkill River at 30th Street in Philadelphia. [2] This new bridge type, wooden with a covered span, was developed because traditional European methods, typically stone bridges, were not appropriate for the harsh Pennsylvania winters.
The Ritner Creek Bridge was the last covered bridge on a state highway in Oregon. It carried Oregon Route 223 (OR 223) over Ritner Creek between Pedee and Kings Valley, about 15 miles (24 km) south of Dallas, or 10 miles (16 km) north of the junction with U.S. Route 20 (US 20) in Wren. Built in 1927, in 1976 the bridge was lifted from its ...
Smith's Bridge [2] New Castle: Beaver Valley: 1839, 1956, rebuilt 1962 and 2002 143 feet (44 m) Brandywine Creek: State of Delaware: Burr: Original bridge burned in 1961 Wooddale Bridge [1] New Castle: Wooddale
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.