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Chambers Covered Bridge

Coordinates: 43°47′22″N 123°04′11″W / 43.78937°N 123.06968°W / 43.78937; -123.06968
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Chambers Bridge
Chambers Covered Bridge is located in Oregon
Chambers Covered Bridge
Chambers Covered Bridge is located in the United States
Chambers Covered Bridge
LocationS. River Rd., Cottage Grove, Oregon
Coordinates43°47′34″N 123°4′7″W / 43.79278°N 123.06861°W / 43.79278; -123.06861
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built1925
Architectural styleHowe Truss
MPSOregon Covered Bridges TR
NRHP reference No.79002081[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 29, 1979

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]

Construction

It is a Howe truss design.[2]

Preservation

In 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

Chambers 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]

Interior of new Chambers Bridge.

See also

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ a b "Chambers Covered Bridge". City of Cottage Grove, Oregon. Archived from the original on 2012-05-13. Retrieved 2011-10-21. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "Chambers Covered Bridge". Lane County, Oregon. Retrieved 2011-10-21.
  4. ^ "National Historic Covered Bridge Preservation Program". Retrieved 2009-01-28.
  5. ^ [1][permanent dead link]

43°47′22″N 123°04′11″W / 43.78937°N 123.06968°W / 43.78937; -123.06968