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Chitwood, Lincoln County

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Inventory Number: OR/37-21-03
County: Lincoln County
Township: Chitwood
Town/Village:
Bridge Name: Chitwood
Crosses: Yaquina River
Truss type: Howe
Spans: 1
Length: 96'
Roadway Width:
Built: 1926
Builder: Otis Hamar
When Lost: standing
Cause:
Latitude: N44 39.253
Longitude: W123 49.065
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Topographic map of the area
Directions: 1.7 miles east ofUS20 on Crystal Creek Loop (old US20), then just right on Chitwood Rd. East of Toledo.

Chitwood Bridge, Chitwood, Lincoln County, OR Built 1930
Ben Maxwell Collection, Salem Library

Chitwood Bridge, Chitwood, Lincoln County, OR Built 1930
Oregon Department of Transportation Photo

Chitwood Bridge, Chitwood, Lincoln County, OR Built 1930
Ben Maxwell Collection, Salem Library

Chitwood Bridge, Chitwood, Lincoln County, OR Built 1926
Bill Caswell Photo, June 2006

Chitwood Bridge, Chitwood, Lincoln County, OR Built 1930
Bill & Jenn Caswell Photo, January 28, 2017

Comments:
Rebuilt 1984. 8-panel truss. The bridge stood in the center of the once bustling community of Chitwood. Now most of the historic buildings are gone.

Sources:
Cockrell, Nick & Bill. Roofs Over Rivers - A Guide to Oregon's Covered Bridges, 1978, page 59
Oregon Covered Bridge Society. Bridge Tender (The), 1979-present, Volume 35, No. 1, Spring 2014, page 4
National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges. World Guide to Covered Bridges, 2021, page 94

Compilation 2026 Covered Spans of Yesteryear

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