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Ritner
Creek Covered Bridge
County:
Polk
Stream: Ritner Creek
Latitude:
44°43'41.1"N
Longitude: 123°26'30.9"W
Truss
Type: Howe
Bridge Length (ft): 75
Year Built: 1927
World Guide Number: 37-27-01
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Ritner
Creek Covered Bridge
Location:
From Interstate 5 exit 258 and follow Portland Road 5 miles to the junction
of Highway 22 (Marion Street). Turn right (west) crossing the Willamette
River, and continue 17 miles to Dallas. From Dallas travel south on Highway
223 approximately 12 miles through Pedee. Ritner Creek Bridge is approximately
3.5 miles south of Pedee.
Background:
Ritner Creek bridge was the last covered bridge on an Oregon state highway.
In 1976,
the bridge was lifted from its foundation and relocated just downstream
of its original site and replaced by a concrete bridge.
The bridge
was constructed in 1927 by Hamer and Curry Contractors to Oregon State
Highway Commission plans. The initial construction cost was $6,964.
The original
portal design was rounded at the edges but was changed to a square design
in the early 1960s to accommodate larger loads to pass.
Source:
"Roofs Over Rivers" by Bill and Nick Cockrell
Information presented in cooperation with the Covered Bridge Society of
Oregon
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