Vida is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
Lane County,
Oregon
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, United States. It is located on
Oregon Route 126
Oregon OR 126 (OR 126) is a state highway that connects coastal, western, and central parts of the U.S. state of Oregon. A short freeway section of OR 126 in Eugene and Springfield is concurrent with Interstate 105 (I-105).
Rou ...
and the
McKenzie River.
Vida was originally named "Gate Creek", but this caused confusion with a community of "Gates Creek" in
Washington County, so the name of the postmaster's daughter was selected instead.
The Vida post office was established on April 12, 1898.
[ The postmaster was Francis A. Pepiot.]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 ...
that was added to the National Register of Historic Places
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in 1979.
References
External links
Photos of the Goodpasture covered bridge near Vida from Salem Public Library
Unincorporated communities in Lane County, Oregon
1898 establishments in Oregon
Unincorporated communities in Oregon
Populated places established in 1898
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