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by Marnie Patchett
Title
2
Artist
Marnie Patchett
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
Cottage Grove has earned the title as the "Covered Bridge Capital of the West." There are six beautiful Covered Bridges within a few minutes of downtown.
Chambers Covered Bridge is about a half a mile from Main Street on South River Road, just past Harrison Avenue, this bridge is the only remaining covered railroad bridge in Oregon. The original bridge was built in 1925 to bring logs to the J.H. Chambers Mill in Cottage Grove. The original bridge was 78 feet long but has recently been rebuilt into a neat tourist stop and photo opportunity site.
Building dates of the bridges range from 1920 to1987. In the earlier days of construction, steel and concrete was hard to come by and since timber was more accessible, the bridges were built from locally-cut timber and then covered to keep the rain from aging them. The older bridges are a standing testimony to the skilled craftsmen living in the area.
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October 7th, 2016
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