New Bridge, Oregon Explained

Official Name:New Bridge, Oregon
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Oregon#USA
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Oregon
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Baker
Timezone:Pacific (PST)
Utc Offset:-8
Timezone Dst:PDT
Utc Offset Dst:-7
Elevation Ft:2369
Coordinates:44.8006°N -117.19°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Area Code:458 and 541
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1146799[1]

New Bridge (or Newbridge) is an unincorporated community in Baker County, Oregon,[1] about three miles north of Richland and Oregon Route 86.[2] Its elevation is 2369feet.[1]

History

New Bridge was founded on the banks of Eagle Creek near an important bridge built across the stream in pioneer times.[3] Joseph Gale was the first postmaster of New Bridge post office, which ran from 1878 until 1967.[3] The town was originally in Union County until 1901, when the boundaries were changed to eliminate the panhandle in which New Bridge was located.[3] New Bridge was platted in 1908, "only after irreversible decline had set in".[4] New Bridge sold agricultural products from the Eagle Valley to miners near Sparta. It had a fruit and vegetable cannery, a box factory, and a packing shed for apples. The decline of New Bridge was due in part to nearby Richland being platted in 1897.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey . November 28, 1980. [{{Gnis3|1146799}} New Bridge]. November 11, 2016.
  2. Book: Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer . 7th . 2008 . . . 0-89933-347-8 . 79.
  3. 701.
  4. Book: Bailey, Barbara Ruth. Main Street: Northeastern Oregon. Oregon Historical Society. 1982. 0-87595-073-6. 53, 55.