Covered Bridges Of
Cottage Grove, Oregon Cottage Grove has earned the title as the "Covered Bridge Capital of the West." There are six beautiful Covered Bridges within a few minutes of downtown. Building dates of the bridges range from 1920 to1987. In the earlier days of construction, steel and concrete was hard to come by and since timber was more accessible, the bridges were built from locally-cut timber and then covered to keep the rain from aging them. The older bridges are a standing testimony to the skilled craftsmen living in the area.  | Chambers Railroad Bridge About a half a mile from Main Street on South River Road, just past Harrison Avenue, this bridge is the only remaining covered railroad bridge in Oregon. It was built in 1925 to bring logs to the J.H. Chambers Mill in Cottage Grove. The bridge is 78 feet long. | |
| | Stewart Bridge
This 60 foot bridge, built in 1930, is located on Garoutte Road. It was open to vehicular traffic until 1982, despite heavy damage. It has been restored and is now a pedestrian bridge. | |
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| Dorena Bridge Located on the south side of Dorena Reservoir on Shoreside Drive, Dorena Bridge was built to connect Government Road and Row River Road. Constructed in 1949 for $16,547, the 105 foot long bridge has been since bypassed with a concrete span. | |
 | Centennial Bridge Located in downtown Cottage Grove at the corner of Main Street and River Road, this pedestrian bridge was built in 1987 with recycled timbers that were salvaged when the Burmbaugh Bridge was dismantled. Adjacent to the bridge in the City Hall building, a scale model of the Currin Bridge, shown at the 1986 World's Fair in Vancouver, B.C., is on display. | |
 | Currin Bridge The Currin covered bridge was origionally built in 1925 and was rehabilitated in 1995. It is located on Layng Road and spans 60-feet across the Row River. The Currin Bridge is now open to pedestrian and bicycle traffic only. | |
 | Mosby Creek Bridge The Mosby Creek bridge, also on Layng Road, was named after David Mosby, a pioneer who staked a donation land claim nearby in 1853. Built in 1920 for $4,125, the 90 foot span is the oldest surviving covered bridge in Lane County, and the only local covered bridge open to traffic. The Mosby Creek bridge was restored in 1990. | | Lane County, Oregon was the first Oregon county to build covered bridges on a large scale and currently maintains more than any other county west of the Mississippi. The surrounding areas of Cottage Grove (Lane County) have a total of 20 covered bridges that can be toured on any given day! Sixteen of them are listed on the National Register of Historical Places. Fourteen are still open to traffic of some sort. Here are the names of the other covered bridges located in Lane County: Goodpasture, Lake Creek, Deadwood, Coyote Creek, Earnest, Belknap, Lowell, Wendling, Wildcat Creek, Pengra, Parvin, Cannon St., Unity, and the Office Bridge. |
