Covered Bridges, Oregon
Steven Dutch, Professor Emeritus, Natural and Applied Sciences,
Universityof Wisconsin - Green Bay
Oregon once had more covered bridges than any other State, over 400. It still has a respectable 50 or so.
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Wimer, Oregon, between Medford and Grants Pass. This photo was taken in 1969. The bridge itself was built in 1927. By amazing coincidence, the bridge collapsed on July 6, 2003, less than a month after I visited Oregon and took the photos below. Three people were trapped in the rubble but not seriously hurt. |
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East of Albany, near the town of Scio, is a cluster of bridges. This is the Gilkey Bridge |
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Railroad trestle near the Gilkey Bridge. |
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The Gilkey Bridge |
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Left and below: Shimanek Covered Bridge on Thomas Creek. This bridge was rebuilt in 1966 and is the fifth covered bridge on the site. |
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Left and below: the Hannah Bridge |
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Created 30 March 2007, Last Update 03 June 2020