Centennial Covered Bridge

Main St, Cottage Grove, Oregon 97424 USA

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“peacefully located bridge great for relaxation”

The Centennial Covered Bridge is a covered bridge located in Cottage Grove, Oregon, United States. It is 84ft long, 10ft wide and 14ft high. It spans the Coast Fork Willamette River alongside Main Street, carrying only bicycle and pedestrian traffic. It was built in 1987, the hundredth year since the founding of the city. It was constructed mostly by volunteers from timbers salvaged from the Meadows and Brumbaugh bridges which were dismantled in 1979.ConstructionIt is a Howe truss design.

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June 17, 2015

Pieces of two Lane County bridges (Meadows Bridge and Brumbaugh Bridge) which had been dismantled in 1979 were used to build the Centennial Bridge in 1987. The primarily volunteer effort to erect the bridge honoring Cottage Grove's 100th birthday proved to be a success. At the dedication ceremony a time capsule was encased in the entrance of the bridge containing items from the 1980s. The Centennial Covered Bridge is a 3/8 scale model of the Chambers Covered Bridge, which is located only a few hundred feet away. It is only 10 feet wide and 14 feet to the roof peak, and thus only handles foot and bicycle traffic. River: Coast Fork of Willamette River Length: 84 feet (26 m) Year Constructed: 1987 Nearest Town: Cottage Grove Located in downtown Cottage Grove adjacent to City Hall on Main Street.

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June 23, 2017

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I had a lot of fun taking the bridge tour around the lake- what a beautiful beautiful place! I thought I would start the drive to see the cool bridges, but it turns out they took the back seat to how beautiful the lake and scenery was!

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