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Harris, Benton County

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Inventory Number: OR/37-02-04
County: Benton County
Township:
Town/Village: Wren
Bridge Name: Harris
Crosses: Mary's River
Truss type: Howe
Spans: 1
Length: 75'
Roadway Width:
Built: 1936
Builder: H. W. Fiedler
When Lost: standing
Cause:
Latitude: N44 34.802
Longitude: W123 27.613
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Directions: 0.1 miles right on OR223 from US20, 300 feet right on Ritner Rd., 400 feet right on Wren Rd. and 2.5 miles right on Harris Rd.

Harris Bridge, Wren, OR Built c1929
Oregon Department of Transportation Photo

Harris Bridge, Wren, Benton County, OR Built c1929
Bill Caswell Photo, June 2006

Harris Bridge, Wren, Benton County, OR Built c1929
Bill Caswell Photo, January 28, 2017

Comments:
Bridge #01441. Cost $4066.02. The Harris Bridge was built by H. W. Fiedler to replace a covered bridge at the same site. Although Benton County records show 1936 as the construction date, some locals claim the span may have been built in 1929.

Sources:
Cockrell, Nick & Bill. Roofs Over Rivers - A Guide to Oregon's Covered Bridges, 1978, page 8
Oregon Department of Transportation.
National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges. World Guide to Covered Bridges, 2021, page 89

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