This list of Oregon covered bridges contains 50 historic covered bridges remaining in the U.S. state of Oregon, among the greatest number of any U.S. state.
Most covered bridges in Oregon were built between 1905 and 1925. There were an estimated 450 covered bridges, which by 1977, had dwindled to 56.
In 2008, The National Historic Covered Bridge Preservation Program, administered by the Federal Highway Administration, awarded grants for rehabilitation of seven covered bridges in Oregon.
| Bridge | Grant |
|---|---|
| Chambers Railroad Bridge | $1,315,370 |
| Chitwood Covered Bridge | $1,076,760 |
| N. Fk. Yachats River Covered Bridge | $596,704 |
| Gallon House Covered Bridge | $51,147 |
| Nelson Mountain Covered Bridge | $17,946 |
| Mosby Creek (Layng) Covered Bridge | $17,946 |
| Pengra Covered Bridge | $17,946 |
| Total | $3,093,819 |
| Bridge | County | Location | Built | Length (ft) | Crosses | coordinate | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harris | Benton | Wren | 1929 | 75 | Marys River | 44°34′48″N 123°27′37″W / 44.58002°N 123.46018°W / 44.58002; -123.46018 (Harris Covered Bridge) | NRHP |
| Hayden | Benton | Alsea | 1918 | 91 | Alsea River | 44°04′18″N 122°57′49″W / 44.0717920°N 122.9636939°W / 44.0717920; -122.9636939 (Hayden Covered Bridge) | NRHP |
| Irish Bend | Benton | Corvallis | 1954 | 60 | Oak Creek | 44°34′00″N 123°18′03″W / 44.566535°N 123.300802°W / 44.566535; -123.300802 (Irish Bend Covered Bridge) | NRHP |
| Sandy Creek | Coos | Remote | 1921 | 60 | Sandy Creek | 43°00′23″N 123°53′30″W / 43.00637°N 123.89177°W / 43.00637; -123.89177 (Sandy Creek Covered Footbridge) | NRHP, footbridge |
| Rock O' the Range | Deschutes | Bend | 1963 | 42 | Swalley Canal | 44°07′20″N 121°17′13″W / 44.12236°N 121.28691°W / 44.12236; -121.28691 (Rock O' the Range Covered Bridge) | NRHP, only covered bridge east of the Cascades, some consider it not to be a true covered bridge since it lacks a truss privately owned and maintained covered bridge open to the public |
| Cavitt Creek | Douglas | Peel | 1943 | 70 | Little River | 43°14′39″N 123°01′18″W / 43.24410°N 123.02177°W / 43.24410; -123.02177 (Cavitt Creek Covered Bridge) | Raw log upper supports with a portal shape for log truck passage |
| Horse Creek | Douglas | Myrtle Creek | 1930 | 105 | Myrtle Creek | 43°01′24″N 123°17′24″W / 43.02335°N 123.29004°W / 43.02335; -123.29004 (Horse Creek Covered Bridge) | Closed in 1968, dismantled 1987 and moved from 44°09′44″N 122°09′18″W / 44.16212°N 122.15508°W / 44.16212; -122.15508 (Horse Creek Covered Bridge (original location)) and reconstructed in 1990, open to foot traffic in city park |
| Milo Academy | Douglas | Milo | 1962 | 100 | South Umpqua River | 42°56′07″N 123°02′20″W / 42.93521°N 123.03890°W / 42.93521; -123.03890 (Milo Academy Covered Bridge) | NRHP, Current steel bridge with a wood housing and metal roof replaces a 1920 wooden truss covered bridge at same location. |
| Neal Lane | Douglas | 1939 | 42 | South Myrtle Creek | 43°01′01″N 123°16′28″W / 43.01696°N 123.27452°W / 43.01696; -123.27452 (Neal Lane Covered Bridge) | Built for only $1,000. One of the shortest covered bridges in Oregon and the only Oregon covered bridge with a kingpost truss. | |
| Pass Creek | Douglas | Drain | 1925 | 61 | Pass Creek | 43°39′38″N 123°19′00″W / 43.66064°N 123.31659°W / 43.66064; -123.31659 (Pass Creek Covered Bridge) | A covered bridge may date back to 1906 originally at 43°39′37″N 123°18′55″W / 43.66036°N 123.31521°W / 43.66036; -123.31521 (Pass Creek Covered Bridge (original site)), closed 1981 and rebuilt nearby in 1989. |
| Rochester | Douglas | 1923 | 80 | Calapooya Creek | 43°24′07″N 123°21′47″W / 43.4020616°N 123.3631352°W / 43.4020616; -123.3631352 (Rochester Covered Bridge) | ||
| Antelope Creek | Jackson | Eagle Point | 1922 | 58 | Little Butte Creek | 42°28′20″N 122°48′01″W / 42.47209°N 122.80022°W / 42.47209; -122.80022 (Antelope Creek Bridge) | delisted from NRHP, formerly crossed Antelope Creek about 10 miles SE of current location |
| Lost Creek | Jackson | Lake Creek | 1919 | 39 | Lost Creek | 42°22′49″N 122°34′46″W / 42.380139°N 122.579500°W / 42.380139; -122.579500 (Lost Creek Covered Bridge) | NRHP |
| McKee | Jackson | Ruch | 1917 | 122 | Applegate River | 42°07′33″N 123°04′21″W / 42.12580°N 123.07262°W / 42.12580; -123.07262 (McKee Covered Bridge) | NRHP; Howe truss, flying buttresses, open daylight windows at roofline, shingle roof; closed to vehicle traffic in 1956 due to structural concern, extensive restoration work in 1965, 1985, and 1989 |
| Wimer | Jackson | Wimer | 1927 | 85 | Evans Creek | 42°32′18″N 123°08′59″W / 42.53820°N 123.14978°W / 42.53820; -123.14978 (Wimer Covered Bridge) | Rebuilt in 2008 after having collapsed July 6, 2003. Queenpost truss, flying buttresses, open daylight windows at roofline, wood floor. The 1927 Wimer bridge was a replacement for one originally built at the same site in 1892. |
| Grave Creek | Josephine | Sunny Valley | 1920 | 105 | Grave Creek | 42°38′57″N 123°35′11″W / 42.6492809°N 123.5864594°W / 42.6492809; -123.5864594 (Grave Creek Covered Bridge) | NRHP, Because of proximity to I-5, it is Oregon's most viewed covered bridge; also the only remaining covered bridge in Josephine County. |
| Belknap | Lane | Rainbow | 1966 | 120 | McKenzie River | 44°10′05″N 122°13′42″W / 44.16803°N 122.22836°W / 44.16803; -122.22836 (Belknap Covered Bridge) | NRHP, fourth instance (information) |
| Centennial | Lane | Cottage Grove | 1987 | 84 | Coast Fork Willamette River | 43°47′51″N 123°03′52″W / 43.79744°N 123.06441°W / 43.79744; -123.06441 (Centennial Covered Bridge) | bicycle and foot traffic |
| Chambers Railroad | Lane | Cottage Grove | 1925 | 78 | Coast Fork Willamette River | 43°47′22″N 123°04′11″W / 43.78937°N 123.06968°W / 43.78937; -123.06968 (Chambers Covered Bridge) | NRHP, no longer in service, Oregon's only remaining covered rail bridge |
| Coyote Creek | Lane | Crow | 1922 | 60 | Coyote Creek | 43°58′12″N 123°19′08″W / 43.9701230°N 123.3189832°W / 43.9701230; -123.3189832 (Coyote Creek Covered Bridge) | NRHP |
| Currin | Lane | Cottage Grove | 1925 | 105 | Row River | 43°52′13″N 122°55′10″W / 43.8704024°N 122.9195199°W / 43.8704024; -122.9195199 (Currin Covered Bridge) | NRHP |
| Deadwood Creek | Lane | Swisshome | 1932 | 105 | Deadwood Creek | 44°08′37″N 123°43′14″W / 44.14358°N 123.72042°W / 44.14358; -123.72042 (Deadwood Creek Covered Bridge) | NRHP; the floor is banked for turning traffic; renovated in 1986 |
| Dorena | Lane | Dorena | 1949 | 105 | Row River | 43°44′15″N 122°53′01″W / 43.7376232°N 122.8836803°W / 43.7376232; -122.8836803 (Dorena Covered Bridge) | NRHP |
| Ernest | Lane | Marcola | 1938 | 75 | Mohawk River | 44°12′05″N 122°50′11″W / 44.2015151°N 122.8364710°W / 44.2015151; -122.8364710 (Earnest Covered Bridge) | NRHP (misspelled by the USGS as "Earnest Bridge" |
| Goodpasture | Lane | Vida | 1938 | 165 | McKenzie River | 44°8′53″N 122°35′15″W / 44.14806°N 122.5875°W / 44.14806; -122.5875 (Goodpasture Covered Bridge) | NRHP |
| Lake Creek (Nelson Mountain) | Lane | Greenleaf | 1925 | 105 | Lake Creek | 44°05′36″N 123°38′06″W / 44.0932°N 123.6349°W / 44.0932; -123.6349 (Lake Creek (Nelson Mountain) Covered Bridge) | NRHP; also called Nelson Mountain Bridge, rehabilitated 1984 with concrete floor; not visible by satellite |
| Lowell | Lane | Lowell | 1945 | 165 | Middle Fork Willamette River | 43°54′34″N 122°46′46″W / 43.9095702°N 122.7795150°W / 43.9095702; -122.7795150 (Lowell Covered Bridge) | NRHP, replacement for a bridge built in 1907 |
| Mosby Creek | Lane | Cottage Grove | 1920 | 90 | Mosby Creek | 43°46′41″N 123°00′17″W / 43.77817°N 123.00480°W / 43.77817; -123.00480 (Mosby Creek Covered Bridge) | NRHP, rehabilitated 2002 |
| Office | Lane | Westfir | 1944 | 180 | North Fork Middle Fork Willamette River | 43°45′30″N 122°29′45″W / 43.75847°N 122.49571°W / 43.75847; -122.49571 (Office Covered Bridge) | NRHP |
| Parvin (Lost Creek) | Lane | Dexter | 1921 | 75 | Lost Creek | 43°53′58.0″N 122°49′22.8″W / 43.89944°N 122.823°W / 43.89944; -122.823 (Parvin (Lost Creek) Covered Bridge) | NRHP |
| Pengra (Fall Creek) | Lane | Jasper | 1938 | 120 | Fall Creek | 43°57′59″N 122°50′33″W / 43.9665151°N 122.8425755°W / 43.9665151; -122.8425755 (Pengra Covered Bridge) | NRHP |
| Staples | Lane | Culp Creek | Sharps Creek | 43°37′44″N 122°46′44″W / 43.6290108°N 122.7789496°W / 43.6290108; -122.7789496 (Staples Covered Bridge) | not visible by satellite, may have been removed |
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| Stewart | Lane | Walden | 1930 | 60 | Mosby Creek | 43°45′58″N 122°59′39″W / 43.76601°N 122.99415°W / 43.76601; -122.99415 (Stewart Covered Bridge) | NRHP |
| Unity | Lane | Lowell | 1936 | 90 | Fall Creek | 43°56′42″N 122°46′32″W / 43.9451264°N 122.7756274°W / 43.9451264; -122.7756274 (Unity Covered Bridge) | NRHP |
| Wendling | Lane | Wendling | 1938 | 60 | Mill Creek | 44°11′29″N 122°47′56″W / 44.19133°N 122.79879°W / 44.19133; -122.79879 (Wendling Bridge) | NRHP |
| Wildcat Creek | Lane | Walton | 1925 | 75 | Wildcat Creek | 44°0′13″N 123°39′9″W / 44.00361°N 123.6525°W / 44.00361; -123.6525 (Wildcat Creek Bridge) | NRHP |
| Chitwood | Lincoln | Chitwood | 1926 | 96 | Yaquina River | 44°39′15″N 123°49′04″W / 44.65423°N 123.81767°W / 44.65423; -123.81767 (Chitwood Bridge) | NRHP |
| Drift Creek | Lincoln | Rose Lodge | 1914? | 66 | Bear Creek | 44°59′34″N 123°53′15″W / 44.9928879°N 123.8876127°W / 44.9928879; -123.8876127 (Drift Creek Covered Bridge) | Delisted from the NRHP; Traditionally noted as the oldest covered span in Oregon but construction date is unknown. It also had the original distinction of being the covered bridge closest to the Oregon Coast, only 1.5 miles from the Pacific Ocean, probably located at 44°54′45″N 124°00′16″W / 44.91246°N 124.00453°W / 44.91246; -124.00453 (Drift Creek Covered Bridge (original location?)). The bridge has long been closed to vehicular traffic but served pedestrian traffic up until quite recently when the approaches were removed. The Drift Creek bridge housing included flared board-and-batten siding, arched portals, ribbon daylighting and wooden flooring. Lincoln County maintained the bridge as a historical exhibit-in-place since 1965. Because of severe structural problems, the bridge was dismantled and removed from its original location in the fall of 1997. The bridge was reconstructed on private property near Otis. It may have been destroyed by a flood and rebuilt in 1933. |
| Fisher School | Lincoln | Fisher | 1919 | 72 | Five Rivers | 44°17′30″N 123°50′29″W / 44.29164°N 123.84139°W / 44.29164; -123.84139 (Fisher School (Five Rivers) Covered Bridge) | NRHP, also known as Five Rivers Covered Bridge |
| North Fork Yachats | Lincoln | Yachats (vicinity) | 1938 | 42 | North Fork Yachats River | 44°18′36″N 123°58′11″W / 44.31000°N 123.96972°W / 44.31000; -123.96972 (North Fork Yachats River Covered Bridge) | NRHP |
| Crawfordsville | Linn | Crawfordsville | 1932 | 105 | Calapooia River | 44°21′24″N 122°51′39″W / 44.3567913°N 122.8609192°W / 44.3567913; -122.8609192 (Crawfordsville Covered Bridge) | NRHP, also known as Calapooia River Bridge |
| Gilkey | Linn | Crabtree | 1939 | 120 | Thomas Creek | 44°41′16″N 122°54′12″W / 44.68786°N 122.90343°W / 44.68786; -122.90343 (Gilkey Covered Bridge) | NRHP, aka Thomas Creek Bridge, Thomas Creek-Gilkey Covered Bridge |
| Hannah | Linn | Scio | 1936 | 105 | Thomas Creek | 44°42′43″N 122°43′06″W / 44.7120668°N 122.7184203°W / 44.7120668; -122.7184203 (Hannah Covered Bridge) | NRHP, Howe truss; also known as Thomas Creek Bridge |
| Hoffman | Linn | Crabtree | 1936 | 90 | Crabtree Creek | NRHP, aka Crabtree Creek-Hoffman Covered Bridge | |
| Larwood | Linn | Crabtree | 1939 | 105 | Crabtree Creek | 44°37′50″N 122°44′27″W / 44.6306782°N 122.7409205°W / 44.6306782; -122.7409205 (Larwood Covered Bridge) | NRHP; located at the confluence of Roaring River and Crabtree Creek, carries the historical name of the community. The Larwood Bridge is one of three covered bridges across the Crabtree Creek in Linn County. The 105-foot housed Howe truss exhibits the common Linn County design of exposed truss side openings. The bridge is open to vehicular traffic and is adjacent to the Larwood Wayside Park. |
| Shimanek | Linn | Scio | 1966 | 105 | Thomas Creek | 44°41′16″N 122°54′12″W / 44.68784°N 122.90344°W / 44.68784; -122.90344 (Shimanek Covered Bridge) | NRHP, aka Thomas Creek-Shimanek Covered Bridge |
| Short | Linn | Cascadia | 1945 | 105 | South Santiam River | 44°23′30″N 122°30′36″W / 44.3917922°N 122.5100819°W / 44.3917922; -122.5100819 (Short Covered Bridge) | NRHP; originally named Whiskey Butte Bridge for nearby Whiskey Butte, later renamed for long-term area resident, Gordon Short. Also known as South Fork Santiam River Bridge; Howe truss |
| Weddle | Linn | Sweet Home | 1937 | 120 | Ames Creek | 44°34′38″N 122°43′31″W / 44.5773451°N 122.7253647°W / 44.5773451; -122.7253647 (Weddle Covered Bridge) | placed in storage in 1987, rebuilt 1990 at the Cascade Forest Resource Center, in Sweet Home; originally located on Kelly County Road over Thomas Creek near Crabtree, possibly at 44°41′16″N 122°54′07″W / 44.68778°N 122.90194°W / 44.68778; -122.90194 (Weddle Covered Bridge (original location)) |
| Gallon House | Marion | 1917 | 84 | Abiqua Creek | 45°01′56″N 122°47′53″W / 45.03215°N 122.79814°W / 45.03215; -122.79814 (Gallon House Covered Bridge) | NRHP | |
| Jordan | Linn | Stayton | 1937 | 90 | North Santiam River | 44°47′51″N 122°46′01″W / 44.7976222°N 122.7670326°W / 44.7976222; -122.7670326 (Jordan Covered Bridge) | A prominent local landmark and an attractive example of covered bridges, the Jordan Bridge is a housed Howe truss. It was originally located on Jordan County Road near Lyons, but was moved in 1988 to a city park in Stayton. The Jordan Bridge is one of Linn County's seven distinctive covered bridges with large side openings. |
| Cedar Crossing | Multnomah | SE Portland | 1982 | 60 | Johnson Creek | 45°28′19″N 122°31′26″W / 45.47207°N 122.52381°W / 45.47207; -122.52381 (Cedar Crossing Covered Bridge) | Only covered bridge in Multnomah County |
| Ritner Creek | Polk | Pedee | 1927 | 73 | Ritner Creek | 44°43′40″N 123°26′31″W / 44.7278966°N 123.4420479°W / 44.7278966; -123.4420479 (Ritner Creek Covered Bridge) | NRHP |
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