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Interactive County Map of Oregon
Click ONCE on the county you want to find a bridge in.
Once you've opened the County window, click on a bridge name to find out more.
You can also click the Covered Bridge on the side to open a window with ALL the links.

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Oregon has the largest collection of covered bridges in the West and one of the largest in the nation.

The covered-bridge-building tradition in Oregon dates from the 1850s. Out of necessity, pioneers built with the materials at hand. Douglas fir was abundant in western Oregon and well-suited to bridge construction. To increase their useful life, houses were constructed over the timber trusses to protect them from the damp western Oregon climate.

The heyday of covered bridge building in Oregon occurred between 1905 and 1925 when there were an estimated 450 covered bridges in the state. By 1977, this number had dwindled to 56. This focuses on covered bridges designed or built for vehicular traffic. Based on this criteria, Oregon currently has 50 covered bridges.

 

Counties with Bridges in Oregon
5 or less
10 or less
11 or more
51 Covered Bridges are listed on this site

[ BENTON (3) ] [ COOS (1) ] [ DESCHUTES (1) ] [ DOUGLAS (6) ]
[
JACKSON (4) ] [ JOSEPHINE (1) ] [ LANE (19) ] [ LINCOLN (4) ] [ LINN (8) ]
[ MARION (2) ] [ MULTNOMAH (1) ] [ POLK (1) ]

Oregon Covered Bridges
By County HERE
Covered Bridges

In Alphabetical Order HERE
Covered Bridges


Weddle Bridge
Linn County
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May 2004

SPECIAL NOTICE!!!

Save the Weddle Bridge

Contact:
Alice Groom, Accountant for President Club
1377 West Wood Lane
Sweet Home, OR
97386 phone 541-570-5231


Help Rebuild the Wimer Bridge

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www.wimercoveredbridge.org PO BOX 416 Rogue River, OR 97537
Chairperson: Dan Roberts click to send mail


 

 

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