Parvin Bridge

The Parvin Bridge is a covered bridge located in Lane County, Oregon, U.S. near Dexter. It was built in 1921 as a single-lane 75-foot (23 m) bridge across Lost Creek, a tributary of the Middle Fork Willamette River.

Parvin Bridge
Parvin Bridge
Nearest cityDexter, Oregon
Coordinates43°53′59″N 122°49′17″W
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built1921
Built byGeorge W. Breeding
Architectural styleHowe truss
MPSOregon Covered Bridges TR
NRHP reference No.79003767[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 29, 1979

The bridge was a replacement for a 66-foot (20 m) Howe truss design which failed a 1917 inspection by bridge inspector J. W. McArthur. He wrote, "An old bridge. Chords badly worm eaten. Downstream chord has been reinforced in middle by a timber bolted on. Wood is but little better than a powder from worm action. All signs indicate a new bridge in from 2 to 4 years."[2]

George W. Breeding constructed the present bridge at the same site in 1921 for $3,617,[2] equivalent to $51.8 thousand today.[3] It is also a Howe truss and includes a 62-foot (19 m) eastern approach and a 17-foot (5.2 m) western approach. Roadwork in the mid-1970s realigned the road to bypass the bridge, being accessible only to pedestrians afterwards. A dedication ceremony was held November 17, 1986, to reopen the renovated span to vehicle traffic with a 10-short-ton (9,100 kg) load limit.[2]

The Parvin Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[4]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Lost Creek (Parvin) Covered Bridge" (PDF). Oregon Department of Transportation. 19 December 2002. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
  3. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved January 1, 2020.
  4. "Oregon National Register List" (PDF). Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. June 6, 2011. p. 20. Retrieved July 17, 2011.
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