Historic wooden covered bridges bring to mind images of Currier and Ives greeting cards from New England. Oregon residents take pride in their remaining covered bridges. But for many visitors, discovering that Oregon has the most of any western state comes as a surprise. Crossing rivers and streams these interesting, beautiful structures practically beg to be photographed. Of the 51 covered bridges around the state of Oregon, the four in Lincoln County are close by and easy to find. Who would ever guess that you come looking for the ocean and find an old, picturesque covered bridge?
Chitwood Bridge
This is the first covered bridge to be restored in Lincoln County and it is named for the community of Chitwood, which is named for its founder, Joshua Chitwood. The bridge was originally built in 1933 and has a Howe Truss that is 96 feet long. It spans the Lower…
Drift Creek Bridge
One of the four covered wooden bridges near the Oregon central coast, the Drift Creek Bridge, also may also be the most famous. For starters it, well, doesn’t span Drift Creek. At least it doesn’t anymore. If you believe in miracles you should get acquainted with this bridge. It…
Fisher School (Five Rivers) Bridge
Built in 1919, this bridge has a Howe Truss and is 72 feet long. The last of Lincoln County’s covered bridges to be restored, the Fisher bridge was formally rededicated on June 4, 2005. This time there were federal and state transportation funds available for the project, which came to…
Yachats/North Fork Bridge
The Yachats Covered Bridge was built in 1938 over the North Fork of the Yachats River in south Lincoln County, and was also built by Otis Hamer. It was Hamer’s last bridge and is one of the shortest in Oregon, measuring 42 feet in length. The timber construction of this…
