The Chambers Covered Bridge is a covered bridge located in Cottage Grove, Oregon, United States. It is 78 feet (24 m) long and spans the Coast Fork Willamette River. It was built in 1925 to carry rail traffic hauling logs from the Lorane Valley to the J.H. Chambers Mill,[2] a lumber mill which was located on an area between South Highway 99 and the Coast Fork Willamette River. The mill closed in the 1950s after a second fire burned the mill down. The railroad tracks were removed and the bridge was left. The mill property is now being developed as a housing development called Riverwalk. The Chambers Covered Railroad Bridge is the only remaining fully covered railroad bridge west of the Mississippi River.[3]
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| Location | S. River Rd., Cottage Grove, Oregon |
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| Coordinates | 43°47′34″N 123°4′7″W / 43.79278°N 123.06861°W |
| Area | 0.1 acres (0.040 ha) |
| Built | 1925 |
| Architectural style | Howe Truss |
| MPS | Oregon Covered Bridges TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 79002081[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 29, 1979 |
Construction
editIt is a Howe truss design.[2]
Preservation
editIn FY 2008, The National Historic Covered Bridge Preservation Program, administered by the Federal Highway Administration, awarded a grant of $1,315,370 to the City of Cottage Grove for the rehabilitation of the Chambers Covered Bridge, one of seven covered bridges in Oregon that received grants the same period.[4]
Reconstruction
editChambers Covered Bridge was removed in 2010 and replaced with a carefully constructed bridge that is identical to the previous one. The new bridge is now open for pedestrians.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b "Chambers Covered Bridge". City of Cottage Grove, Oregon. Archived from the original on May 13, 2012. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
- ^ "Chambers Covered Bridge". Lane County, Oregon. Archived from the original on April 1, 2012. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
- ^ "National Historic Covered Bridge Preservation Program". Retrieved January 28, 2009.
- ^ [1][permanent dead link]
External links
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