Built 1926 NRHP Reference # 79002103 Opened 1926 Body of water Yaquina River | Architectural style Howe truss Listed November 29, 1979 Area 404.7 m² Nearest city Toledo | |
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MPS Oregon Covered Bridges TR Similar Drift Creek Bridge, Pengra Bridge, Shimanek Bridge, Gallon House Bridge, Chambers Covered 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 Places in 1979.
Historically, Chitwood was a station on the railway line between Corvallis and Toledo. It was named for Joshua Chitwood, who lived nearby during construction of the railway, 1881–85. Trains still use the railway, but they no longer stop in Chitwood.
Lincoln County built the covered bridge in 1926. Scheduled for demolition, it was instead improved in 1984 through a federally funded restoration project. The Howe truss bridge is 96 feet (29 m) long.
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