Cedar Crossing Bridge is a
covered bridge in southeast
Portland
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in the
U.S. state of
Oregon.
Built in 1982, it carries Deardorff Road over
Johnson Creek.
The
Oregon Department of Transportation notes that the bridge, even though it is covered, is "not a true covered bridge" because it does not use a timber
truss for support.
Cedar Crossing Bridge is the only covered bridge in Multnomah County.
It replaced an older wooden
truss bridge that had fallen into disrepair.
Notable features of the 1982 bridge include five large windows on each side, an interior finished with knotty pine, a roadway, and a separate walkway for foot traffic.
In 2015, an article in ''The Oregonian'' newspaper reported problems on or near the bridge in the form of graffiti, trash, a surface walkway with mud and standing water, and apparent bullet holes.
However, the
Portland Bureau of Transportation found the bridge deck to be in satisfactory condition and the overall structure to be in fair or good condition in 2014. The bridge abutments, constructed in 1936 for an earlier bridge, were said to be in fair condition.
See also
*
List of Oregon covered bridges
This list of Oregon covered bridges contains 50 historic covered bridges remaining in the U.S. state of Oregon.
Most covered bridges in Oregon were built between 1905 and 1925. At its peak, there were an estimated 450 covered bridges, which by 1 ...
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Bridges completed in 1982
Road bridges in Oregon
1982 establishments in Oregon
Bridges in Portland, Oregon
Girder bridges in the United States