Short Bridge - Oregon - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

This historic covered bridge is located on the High Deck Road crossing of the South Fork of the Santiam River about a mile west of the community of Cascadia. This historic covered bridge was built in 1945 and was originally known as the Whiskey Butte Bridge but was later renamed for a long time area resident, Gordon Short. It is the only surviving covered bridge of many covered bridges which crossed the South Fork of the Santiam River. The bridge is a 105 foot long, open sided covered bridge built on a Howe truss.
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Street address: High Deck Road Cascadia, Oregon United States 97329 County / Borough / Parish: Linn Year listed: 1979 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Periods of significance: 1925 - 1949 Historic function: Transportation Current function: Transportation Privately owned?: no Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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Date Logged Log User Rating   10/19/2011 Volcanoguy visited it