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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.
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.
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. It is named for John Joseph Hannah, a pioneer who arrived in Oregon in 1853 and settled a land claim of 151 acres (61 ha) between Thomas Creek and Bilyeu ...
Oregon Pacific Railroad Linear Historic District. October 29, 1999 Roughly a 20-mile ... Thomas Creek-Shimanek Covered Bridge. February 19, 1987
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
Pages in category "Covered bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Oregon" The following 45 pages are in this category, out of 45 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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.