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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 Gilkey Bridge is a covered bridge in Linn County in the U.S. state of Oregon. [1] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places as Thomas Creek – Gilkey Covered Bridge in 1987. [2] Carrying Goar Road, the bridge crosses Thomas Creek about 3.5 miles (5.6 km) southwest of Scio. [1]
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 Hackleman Historic District in Albany Oregon, was placed on the list of National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1982. The district contains 228 historic properties within about a 28 city blocks area. The district was named after Abner Hackleman who came to Albany in 1845. [2]
When the bridge opened, the Albany-Corvallis Highway was completed. [4] 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.
The fourth bridge had been built in 1927, and the first is thought to have dated to 1861. [1] Carrying Richardson Gap Road, the bridge crosses Thomas Creek about 2 miles (3 km) east of Scio. It is the longest covered bridge in Linn County and the newest. A county crew renovated the structure in 2002, repairing damage caused by a flood in 1996. [1]
Name Image Built Listed Location County Type Bridge in Athens Township: 1913 June 22, 1988 removed August 22, 2012: Athens: Bradford: Pennsylvania (petit) truss Highway Bridges Owned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation TR
The Rock O' the Range Bridge, also called the Swalley Canal Bridge, is a bridge located north of Bend, Oregon, U.S., on a street adjacent to U.S. Route 97. It is the only covered span in the state of Oregon on the east side of the Cascade Range. It is also one of very few privately owned covered bridges in Oregon. [3]