Short Bridge, Spanning South Santiam River at High Deck Road, Cascadia, Linn County, OR
Summary
Significance: Built in 1945 to replace an earlier bridge at this site, Short Bridge illustrates Linn County's distinctive open-sided housing that was designed to increase visibility and reduce wind resistance. It is one of the few covered bridges in Oregon to incorporate modern split-ring connectors, which made wood structures competitive with those of steel in the mid-20th century. Short Bridge was rehabilitated in 1988 and continues to carry vehicular traffic, including logging trucks.
Survey number: HAER OR-120
Building/structure dates: 1945 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1988 Subsequent Work
Tags
Date
1945
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Oregon State Highway Commission, designer
Linn County Engineering Department, builder
O'Connell, Kristen, transmitter
Marston, Christopher, project manager
Federal Highway Administration, sponsor
Location
Cascadia, 44.42480, -122.46474
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html