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The Wimer Bridge is a
covered bridge A covered bridge is a timber-truss bridge with a roof, decking, and siding, which in most covered bridges create an almost complete enclosure. The purpose of the covering is to protect the wooden structural members from the weather. Uncovered woo ...
over Evans Creek in Jackson County in the
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of
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. The version that was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
, was built in 1927. This structure, long, carried East Evans Creek County Road over the creek in the rural community of Wimer. The creek is a tributary of the Rogue River, which it joins at the small city of Rogue River. An earlier covered span, built in 1892 by J. W. Osbourne, crossed the creek at this location, according to local residents and an engineering database. The 1927 bridge replaced the older span. After the 1927 bridge deteriorated, local residents refurbished it in 1962. However, by the mid-1970s the bridge was closed after further decline. Repairs in 1985 led to reopening with an eight-ton limit, later reduced to three tons. Before further repairs were undertaken, the structure collapsed in 2003. It fell into the water, injuring three people who were crossing the bridge. In 2008, with the help of federal funds and local labor, the bridge was replaced with a look-alike using
truss A truss is an assembly of ''members'' such as beams, connected by ''nodes'', that creates a rigid structure. In engineering, a truss is a structure that "consists of two-force members only, where the members are organized so that the assembl ...
es reinforced with metal braces, laminated beams that look like timber, concrete approaches, and industrial roofing made to resemble wooden shakes. The one-way bridge, still wide, as was the original, has a load limit of 10 tons. This version of the bridge opened to traffic in February 2008.


See also

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List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Oregon This is a list of bridges and tunnels on the National Register of Historic Places in the U.S. state of Oregon. It includes a number of viaducts which are considered bridges. A list of bridges, tunnels, and viaducts of the Historic Columbia River ...
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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 ...


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External links

Official Website
* {{National Register of Historic Places Oregon Bridges completed in 1927 Bridges completed in 1892 Bridges completed in 2008 Transportation buildings and structures in Jackson County, Oregon Covered bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Oregon Wooden bridges in Oregon Tourist attractions in Jackson County, Oregon National Register of Historic Places in Jackson County, Oregon Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Oregon Queen post truss bridges in the United States