Driving Directions for Covered Bridges of
Oregon
BENTON COUNTY
Harris Crosses: Marys River Length: 75
feet Year Built: 1929
DIRECTIONS: Go west out of Corvallis on
Highway 20 to Wren. Take the Harris Road about 2 mile to the
bridge.
Hayden Crosses: Alsea River Length:
91 feet Year Built: 1918
DIRECTIONS: Follow highway 34 out of
Philomath for about 18 miles. Turn left on Hayden road and follow it for a
short distance to the bridge.
Irish Bend Crosses: Oak
Creek Length: 60 feet Year Built: 1954
DIRECTIONS: In
Corvallis, follow highway 20 west to 53rd Street, turn right an watch for the
bicycle/pedestrian path. The bridge is about one mile east of 53rd
COOS COUNTY
Sandy Creek Crosses: Sandy Creek
Length: 60 feet Year Built: 1921
DIRECTIONS: Finding the bridge
is easy. Take highway 42 west from Roseburg to Remote. The bridge stands next
to the concrete highway crossing.
DESCHUTES COUNTY
Rock O' the
Range Crosses: Swalley Canal Length: 42
feet Year Built: 1963
DIRECTIONS: Go two miles north of
Bend on highway 97. Turn left on Bowery Road. The bridge is just a few feet off
the main highway.
DOUGLAS COUNTY
Cavitt Creek Crosses: Little
River Length: 70 feet Year Built: 1943
DIRECTIONS:
Take highway 138 from Roseburg to Glide. From there, take county road 17A south
for one mile then stay to the left and follow 17 four miles to Peel. Continue
on one mile to the bridge at the intersection or county roads 17 and
82.
Horse Creek Crosses: Myrtle
Creek Length: 105 feet Year Built: 1930
DIRECTIONS: To
view the bridge take Interstate 5 to the Myrtle Creek Exit. The bridge is
downtown in Millsite Park.
Milo Academy Crosses: South
Umpqua River Length: 100 feet Year Built:
1962
DIRECTIONS: Take highway 227 from Interstate 5’s Canyonville/Days
Creek exit and follow it to the bridge.
Neal
Lane Crosses: Myrtle Creek Length: 42
feet Year Built: 1929
DIRECTIONS: From Main Street in the town of
Myrtle Creek turn east on Riverside. Go one mile to Neal Lane and head south
for another mile to the bridge.
Pass Creek Crosses:
Pass Creek at Drain Length: 61 feet Year Built:
1925
DIRECTIONS: From West B Street in Drain, turn south on 2nd and go one
block to West A Street. The bridge is behind the Civic
Center.
Rochester Crosses: Calapooya
River Length: 80 feet Year Built: 1933
DIRECTIONS:
Take highway 38 west two miles from Sutherlin. Go north on county road 10-A for
one mile to the bridge.
JACKSON COUNTY
Antelope Creek Crosses: Little Butte
Creek Length: 58 feet Year Built: 1922
DIRECTIONS:
Eagle Point is north of Medford on highway 62.
Lost
Creek Crosses: Lost Creek Length: 39
feet Year Built: 1919
DIRECTIONS: From highway 62, turn east on
highway 140 and follow it to the Lake Creek exit. From Lake Creek, go three and
a half miles on South Fork Little Butte Road, then turn right on Lost Creek
Road. The bridge is a half a mile
farther.
McKee Crosses: Applegate
River Length: 122 feet Year Built: 1917
DIRECTIONS:
Take highway 238 to Ruch, Oregon. Head south on Applegate Road following the
Applegate Dam signs to the town of MaKee Bridge. The span is located just south
of town.
Wimer Crosses: Evan Creek Length:
85 feet Year Built 1927
DIRECTIONS: From the town of Rouge River
take Evans Creek Road 7 miles north to Wimer. You will cross the bridge to
enter the townsite.
JOSEPHINE COUNTY
Grave Creek Crosses: Grave Creek Length:
105 feet Year Built 1920
DIRECTIONS: You can actually see this
bridge from Interstate 5. Go east under the freeway at the Sunny Valley exit,
the head north for approximately one mile to the site.
LANE COUNTY
Belknap Crosses: McKenzie River Length:
120 feet Year Built: 1966
DIRECTIONS: Take 126 east out of
Springfield to the old townsite of Rainbow. Access the bridge from McKenzie
River Drive.
Centennial Crosses: Coast Fork Wilamette
River Length: 84 feet Year Built: 1987
DIRECTIONS: The
bridge is on Main Street just west of Downtown Cottage
Grove.
Chambers Railroad Crosses: Coast Fork
Willamette River Length: 78 feet Year Built:
1925
DIRECTIONS: In Cottage Grove, go south on River Road.
Coyote
Creek Crosses: Coyote Creek Length: 60
feet Year Built: 1922
DIRECTIONS: Take Crow Road, which is 6
miles west of Eugene off of S.R. 126, to its intersection with Territorial
Highway. Go south one mile on Battle Creek Road, then turn west to get to the
bridge.
Currin Crosses: Row River Length:
105 feet Year Built: 1925
DIRECTIONS: Go four miles southeast of
Cottage Grove on Row River Road to its intersection with Layng Road. Mosby
Creek bridge is one mile away also on Layng
Road.
Deadwood Crosses: Deadwood
Creek Length: 105 feet Year Built: 1932
DIRECTIONS:
From Mapleton, head north to Deadwood. Take Deadwood Creek Road about five
miles to Deadwood Loop Road on which it is
located.
Dorena Crosses: Row River Length:
105 feet Year Built: 1949
DIRECTIONS: Take Row River Road east
from Cottage Grove to Government Camp Road. Follow it for seven miles to the
bridge.
Earnest Crosses: Mohawk
River Length: 75 feet Year Built: 1938
DIRECTIONS:
Take Marcola Road (14th Street) north out of Springfield for 17 miles and turn
right on Pachelke Road to the
bridge.
Goodpasture Crosses: McKenzie
River Length: 165 feet Year Built: 1938
DIRECTIONS:
Goodpasture is 24 miles east of Springfield on S.R. 126.
Lake
Creek Crosses: Lake Creek Length: 105
feet Year Built: 1928
DIRECTIONS: The bridge is situated to the
east of Deadwood a quarter mile off highway 36 on Nelson Mountain
Road.
Lowell Crosses: Middle Fork Willamette
River Length: 165 feet Year Built: 1945
DIRECTIONS:
The bridge is directly north of highway 58 near the town of
Lowell.
Mosby Creek Crosses: Mosby
Creek Length: 90 feet Year Built: 1920
DIRECTIONS: The
bridge is located one mile from Currin Bridge on Layng road.
Office
(Westfir) Crosses: North Fork of the Middle Fork Willamette
River Length: 180 feet Year Built: 1944
DIRECTIONS:
Take highway 58 east from Eugene. As you approach Oakridge, turn on Westridge
Avenue (near mile post 31). Take the county road (C.R. 6128) to Westfir, about
2 and a half miles.
Parvin Crosses: Lost
Creek Length: 75 feet Year Built: 1921
DIRECTIONS:
Take highway 58 for 12 miles from Interstate 5, turn right and proceed south on
Lost Creek Road. At the railroad bridge turn right on Parvin Road and follow
this to the bridge.
Pengra Crosses: Fall
Creek Length: 120 feet Year Built: 1938
DIRECTIONS:
Take highway 58 to the Lowell Bridge, cross Dexter Resevoir, and head north
about 2 miles to Unity Bridge. Turn left on Place road and head west for about
three miles watching for the short lane to the bridge on the
right.
Stewart Crosses: Mosby Creek Length:
60 feet Year Built: 1930
DIRECTIONS: The bridge is near Mosby
Creek bridge. Follow Row River Road from Cottage Grove for one mile to Mosby
Creek Road. Turn Right, go over the railroad tracks and turn left. The bridge
is at the intersection of Mosby Creek Road and Garoutte
Road.
Unity Crosses: Fall Creek Length: 90
feet Year Built: 1936
DIRECTIONS: Take highway 58 to the Lowell
Bridge, cross Dexter Lake on the causeway and head north two miles on the
Lowell-Unity Road.
Wendling Crosses: Mill
Creek Length: 60 feet Year Built: 1938
DIRECTIONS:
From Springfield head north on Marcola Road (14th St.). At Marcola, turn right
on Wendling Road and follow this to the bridge.
Wildcat
Creek Crosses: Wildcat Creek Length: 75
feet Year Built: 1925
DIRECTIONS: Take highway 126 west from
Eugene, check your odometer at Eugene's Beltline road and continue for 28 miles
to the Whitaker Creek/Clay Creek Recreation Area turnoff. Make a left and then
go back under the highway and railroad bridges about a half mile to the
bridge.
LINCOLN COUNTY
Chitwood Crosses: Yaquina River Length:
96 feet Year built: 1926
DIRECTIONS:The bridge is located west of
Eddyville just off of highway 20.
Drift Creek Crosses:
Bear Creek Length: 66 feet Year built:
1914 & rebuilt 2001
DIRECTIONS: To see the bridge, take 101 to north of Lincoln City to Highway
18 and go east. About 5 miles (past Otis), turn right onto Bear Creek Rd.
The covered bridge will be on the left side about 1 mile up on private property with public pedestrian access.
Fisher
School Crosses: Five Rivers Length: 72
feet Year built: 1919
DIRECTIONS:Take highway 34 west from
Philomath. Continue 20 miles past Alsea to Five River-Fisher Road (FS 141).
Turn south where it forks with Siletz Road and continue left past Buck Creek
Road.
North Fork Yachats Crosses: North Fork Yachats
River Length: 42 feet Year built: 1938
DIRECTIONS: To
access this bridge, take the Yachats River Road inland until you come to the
concrete bridge, turn left and proceed about 2 miles. This is a must
see!
LINN COUNTY
Crawfordville Crosses: Calapooia
River Length: 105 feet Year built:
1938
Gilkey Crosses: Thomas Creek Length: 120
feet Year built: 1939
DIRECTIONS: Take the Jefferson-Scio Road to
Robinson Drive, continue southeast to Goar Road and head south to the
bridge.
Hannah Crosses: Thomas Creek Length: 105
feet Year built: 1936
DIRECTIONS: From Scio, take highway 226
east across Richardson Gap road and continue on to the bridge at Camp Morrison
Road.
Hoffman Crosses: Crabtree Creek Length:
90 feet Year built: 1936
DIRECTIONS: From Scio, follow highway
226 south to Hungry Hill Road, turn right and proceed west to the
bridge.
Larwood Crosses: Crabtree Creek Length:
105 feet Year built: 1939
DIRECTIONS: From Richardson Gap Road
head east on Larwood Drive approximately four miles to the bridge and
wayside.
Shimanek Crosses: Thomas Creek Length:
130 feet Year built: 1966
DIRECTIONS: Take Richardson Gap Road
two miles north form Scio to see the bridge.
Short Crosses: South Santiam
River Length: 105 feet Year built: 1945
DIRECTIONS:
Take highway 20 above Sweet Home to Cascadia and turn left on High Deck Road to
see the bridge.
Weddle Crosses: Ames Creek Length: 120
feet Year built: 1937
DIRECTIONS: Take highway 20 to Sweet Home,
turn right at the traffic light at 12th Street and go two blocks to Kalmia
Street. Turn Left and continue two block to where the road veers right and
continue on another two blocks to Sankey Park.
MARION COUNTY
Gallon House Crosses: Abiqua
Creek Length: 84 feet Year built:
1916-1917
DIRECTIONS: The bridge is just to the northwest of Silverton. Take
highway 214 north about a half mile to Hobart Road. Turn to the west and after
one mile turn right on Gallon House Road. It's about a half mile
farther.
Stayton-Jordan Crosses: Salem Power
Canal Length: 90 feet Year Built 1998
DIRECTIONS: From
I-5 Take exit 253 East on Hwy 22 (Stayton/Detroit) Approx. 15 miles. Take
second exit (Stayton-Sublimity) No # on exit. Turn (right from Salem)south to
Stayton. Go through town to N. Marion. Turn East (left) and drive to the end of
street at 7th Ave.
MULTNOMAH COUNTY
Cedar Crossing Crosses: Johnson
Creek Length: 60 feet Year Built 1982
DIRECTIONS: Take
Foster Road east from Interstate 205 to 134th Street. Turn right and continue
1/2 mile to the bridge.
POLK COUNTY
Ritner Creek Crosses: Ritner
Creek Length: 73 feet Year Built 1927
DIRECTIONS: Take
highway 223 south from Dallas 20 miles to the bridge. It is located to the side
of the main highway about 3 miles south of town of Pedee.