Have you ever wondered why we love old covered bridges so much? Come with us to find out the answer.
By 1925 there were 450 covered bridges. Today we have only 50.
How did we lose 400 bridges - powerful floods, heavy traffic loads, vandalism and neglect.
Today we will take you to Lane County and show you 12 of them.
Why Lane County? Because Lane County has more covered bridges than any other county in Oregon. Visited covered bridges:
Currin Covered Bridge
Mosby Creek Covered Bridge
Stewart Covered Bridge
Dorena Covered Bridge
Centennial Covered Bridge
Chambers Railroad Covered Bridge
Parvin Covered Bridge
Lowell Covered Bridge
Office Covered Bridge
Wendling Covered Bridge
Earnest Covered Bridge
Goodpasture Covered Bridge
Covered bridges may be less complex structures than the modern bridges, but the covered ones are engineering wonders. These bridges tended to use local trees and connect us with a more gracious past.
We just love these old bridges on our covered bridges driving tour in Lane county, Oregon.