Crawfordsville Bridge

United States historic place


Crawfordsville Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

The Crawfordsville Covered Bridge crosses the Calapooia River
44°21′28″N 122°51′32″W / 44.35778°N 122.85889°W / 44.35778; -122.85889
Area	0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built	1932
Architectural style	Howe Truss
MPS	Oregon Covered Bridges TR
NRHP reference No.	79002115^[1]
Added to NRHP	November 29, 1979

The Crawfordsville Bridge spans the Calapooia River adjacent to Oregon Route 228 near the community of Crawfordsville in Linn County, Oregon, United States.^[2]

The 105-foot Howe truss type bridge was built in 1932. The bridge was bypassed in 1963 and is now maintained by the Linn County Parks & Recreation Department as a pedestrian bridge across the river. Since 1990, the bridge has been the site of a Bridge Day festival held annually in the summer.^[3] A small park next to the bridge includes a picnic table and fire pit.^[2]

The bridge was featured in the 1976 television movie The Flood.^[4]

The bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[5]

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ ^a ^b "Linn County Parks & Recreation - Crawfordsville Covered Bridge Wayside". Archived from the original on May 27, 2012. Retrieved February 20, 2012.
^ "Homecoming, bridge day slated in Crawfordsville". democratherald.com. August 16, 2010. Retrieved February 20, 2012.
^ "Calapooia River (Crawfordsville)" (PDF). www.oregon.gov. Retrieved February 20, 2012.
^ "Oregon National Register List" (PDF). Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. June 6, 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 16, 2006. Retrieved February 21, 2012.