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Cottage Grove: Covered Bridge Capital of Oregon
Cottage Grove has six preserved bridges in and around their historic All-America City. Building dates of the bridges range from 1925 to 1987. Since steel and concrete were so expensive and high-quality timber was more accessible, the covered bridges were built from wood and then covered to keep the rain from ruining them. The older bridges are monuments to many hours of skilled hand labor. Each year annual celebrations honor the covered bridges in Cottage Grove. So loved are their bridges that the town celebrated its centennial by constructing a covered footbridge in the middle of town. Built by volunteers from reclaimed timber salvaged from disingrated area bridges, the Centennial spans 84 feet. A few blocks away, the Chambers Bridge, Oregon's only covered railroad bridge, was awarded a grant for a complete refurbishment.
The bridges can be toured in a couple of hours or leisurely explored over a full day, stopping to hike and picnic. Here is a map of Cottage Grove's covered bridges.
Also of note, the orange railroad bridge filmed in the movie Stand By Me is located along the Row River Trail and Mosby Creek right outside Cottage Grove.
Centennial Covered Bridge
- Main St
- Cottage Grove OR 97424
- Region: Cottage Grove
- Subcategory: Covered Bridges
This pedestrian bridge is located in downtown Cottage Grove at the corner of Main Street and River Road. It was built in 1987 with recycled timbers that were salvaged MORE >>
Chambers Railroad Bridge
- S River Rd and Harrison St
- Cottage Grove OR 97427
- Region: Cottage Grove
- Subcategory: Covered Bridges
This is the only remaining covered railroad bridge in Oregon and possibly west of the Mississippi River! It was built in 1925 on the Coast Fork of the Willamette River to MORE >>
Currin Covered Bridge
- Layng Rd
- Cottage Grove OR 97424
- Region: Cottage Grove
- Subcategory: Covered Bridges
This is the only bridge in Oregon that is painted two different colors: white portals and red sides. This 105 foot (32 m) bridge was built in 1925 to replace a MORE >>
Dorena Covered Bridge
- Shoreview Dr
- Dorena OR 97424
- Region: Cottage Grove
- Subcategory: Covered Bridges
Located on the south side of Dorena Reservoir and spanning the Row River, the bridge was built to connect Government Road with Row River Road. Constructed in 1949 for MORE >>
Mosby Creek Covered Bridge
- Layng Rd
- Cottage Grove OR 97424
- Region: Cottage Grove
- Subcategory: Covered Bridges
Drive through the Mosby Creek Bridge, also on Layng Road, which was named after David Mosby, a pioneer who staked a donation land claim nearby in 1853. Built in 1920 for MORE >>
Stewart Covered Bridge
- Mosby Creek Rd
- Cottage Grove OR 97424
- Region: Cottage Grove
- Subcategory: Covered Bridges
Built in 1930, this 60 foot bridge located on Garoutte Road was open to vehicular traffic until 1982, despite heavy damage. It has been restored and is now a pedestrian MORE >>
More information on regional covered bridges. The Dallas News calls Oregon "the superstar" for covered bridges.
