Found a covered bridge today...
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From: ORYGUN
Nice link man! Yeah, it looks like you could easily organize a ride around 5 or 6 bridges in Scio or Eugene. I had no idea there were so many, pretty cool.
Hey OP, Cool pics. There are other covered bridges around the Scio area and other areas. I live in Keizer. Maybe we could meet up for a ride sometime.
Little trivia:
Here is info on that bridge the OP showed; The name Gallon House was due to the bridge's use as a "pigeon drop" for liquor at the north entrance. Operators at a liquor dispensary nearby sold "white lightening" whiskey by the gallon to Silverton residents. At the time, Silverton was "dry," not allowing liquor to be sold in town, while Mt. Angel was "wet."
http://web.oregon.com/covered_bridge...ges/gallon.cfm
Other trivia:
Oregon has the largest collection of covered bridges in the West and one of the largest in the nation.
The covered-bridge-building tradition in Oregon dates from the 1850s. Out of necessity, pioneers built with the materials at hand. Douglas fir was abundant in western Oregon and well-suited to bridge construction. To increase their useful life, houses were constructed over the timber trusses to protect them from the damp western Oregon climate.
The heyday of covered bridge building in Oregon occurred between 1905 and 1925 when there were an estimated 450 covered bridges in the state. By 1977, this number had dwindled to 56.
This guide focuses on covered bridges designed or built for vehicular traffic. Based on this criteria, Oregon currently has 50 covered bridges.
Click the map to the left to explore Oregon's covered bridges or see the regional lists below:
http://www.oregon.com/covered_bridges
Little trivia:
Here is info on that bridge the OP showed; The name Gallon House was due to the bridge's use as a "pigeon drop" for liquor at the north entrance. Operators at a liquor dispensary nearby sold "white lightening" whiskey by the gallon to Silverton residents. At the time, Silverton was "dry," not allowing liquor to be sold in town, while Mt. Angel was "wet."
http://web.oregon.com/covered_bridge...ges/gallon.cfm
Other trivia:
Oregon has the largest collection of covered bridges in the West and one of the largest in the nation.
The covered-bridge-building tradition in Oregon dates from the 1850s. Out of necessity, pioneers built with the materials at hand. Douglas fir was abundant in western Oregon and well-suited to bridge construction. To increase their useful life, houses were constructed over the timber trusses to protect them from the damp western Oregon climate.
The heyday of covered bridge building in Oregon occurred between 1905 and 1925 when there were an estimated 450 covered bridges in the state. By 1977, this number had dwindled to 56.
This guide focuses on covered bridges designed or built for vehicular traffic. Based on this criteria, Oregon currently has 50 covered bridges.
Click the map to the left to explore Oregon's covered bridges or see the regional lists below:
http://www.oregon.com/covered_bridges
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Man. WtFFFFF! Go to the store for a couple of minutes to get some grub and some dude is posing pictures of YOUR bridge all over the interwebs. Time to pay the toll!
Just trollin ya. Cool bridge.
Just trollin ya. Cool bridge.
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If any of you get to riding around north of Terre Haute, IN they have a lotmof covered bridges. They even have a Covered Bridge Festival.
http://coveredbridges.com/
http://coveredbridges.com/
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I just remembered I took this shot last fall. Thought I would share it.
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Too many septics dumping onto it and lots of run off issues. They have been posting warnings the last couple summers to limit the number of fish are consumed.....
Trying to clean it up some, but will take time. It really is a nice lake. Just keep an eye on local reports before jumping in....