The North Fork of the Yachats Bridge is a
covered bridge in
Lincoln County in the
U.S. state of
Oregon.
The bridge carries North Fork Yachats River Road over the north fork of the
Yachats River
The Yachats River ( ) is a short river on the central Oregon coast, about west-north-west of Eugene. The name is the native name meaning ''at the foot of the mountain''.
The river begins about east-south-east of Yachats, Oregon, in steep, thic ...
, about northeast (by river roads) of
Yachats
Yachats ( ) is a small coastal city in the southernmost area of Lincoln County, Oregon, United States. According to ''Oregon Geographic Names'', the name comes from the Siletz language and means "dark water at the foot of the mountain". There is ...
and the Pacific Ocean.
The structure was added to the
National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
Otis Hamer, a veteran constructor of bridges, built the
queen post truss structure for Lincoln County in 1938. It was the last of his covered bridges.
At long, the bridge is one of the shortest covered bridges in Oregon.
It is one of only two covered bridges in Lincoln County that are open to vehicular traffic; the other is the
Chitwood Bridge
The Chitwood Bridge is a covered bridge in Lincoln County in the U.S. state of Oregon. The bridge carries Chitwood Road, off U.S. Route 20, over the Yaquina River at Chitwood. The structure was added to the National Register of Historic ...
.
The weight limit on the bridge is ten tons; large trucks and recreational vehicles (RV)s are not allowed.
After an accident damaged the bridge in 1987, county crews repaired it. They returned in 1989 for a more complete renovation, including new trusses, approaches, a new roof and new siding.
See also
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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 ...
References
Bridges completed in 1938
Bridges in Lincoln County, Oregon
Covered bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Oregon
Wooden bridges in Oregon
Tourist attractions in Lincoln County, Oregon
National Register of Historic Places in Lincoln County, Oregon
Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Oregon
Queen post truss bridges in the United States
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