Crawfordsville Bridge Explained

Crawfordsville Bridge
Location:	SR 228, Crawfordsville, Oregon
Coordinates:	44.3578°N -122.8589°W
Built:	1932
Architecture:	Howe Truss
Added:	November 29, 1979
Refnum:	79002115

The Crawfordsville Bridge spans the Calapooia River adjacent to Oregon Route 228 near the community of Crawfordsville in Linn County, Oregon, United States.^[1]

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.^[2] A small park next to the bridge includes a picnic table and fire pit.

The bridge was featured in the 1976 television movie The Flood.^[3]

The bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[4]

See also

• List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Oregon

Notes and References

1. Web site: Linn County Parks & Recreation - Crawfordsville Covered Bridge Wayside . February 20, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120527113227/http://www.co.linn.or.us/parks/parks/crawfordsville.html . May 27, 2012 .
2. Web site: Homecoming, bridge day slated in Crawfordsville. democratherald.com . August 16, 2010. February 20, 2012.
3. Web site: Calapooia River (Crawfordsville). www.oregon.gov. February 20, 2012.
4. Web site: Oregon National Register List . June 6, 2011 . . February 21, 2012 . July 16, 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060716084142/http://www.oregon.gov/OPRD/HCD/NATREG/docs/oregon_nr_list.pdf . dead .