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Goodpasture, Lane County

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Inventory Number: OR/37-20-10
County: Lane County
Township: Vida
Town/Village: Vida
Bridge Name: Goodpasture
Crosses: McKenzie River
Truss type: Howe
Spans: 1
Length: 165'
Roadway Width:
Built: 1938
Builder: Lane County
When Lost: standing
Cause:
Latitude: N44 08.896
Longitude: W122 35.260
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Directions: 19.3 miles east of jct OR126 Business and Springfield on OR126, then just right on Goodpasture Rd. East edge of Vida.

Goodpasture Bridge, Vida, Lane County, OR Built 1938
Oregon Department of Transportation Photo

Goodpasture Bridge, Vida, Lane County, OR Built 1938
Bill Caswell Photo, June 2006

Goodpasture Bridge, Vida, Lane County, OR Built 1938
Bill Caswell Photo, February 1, 2017

Comments:
Bridge #15009. 11 panels @ 15' each. This is the second longest covered bridge in Oregon. Named for the Goodpasture family who lived nearby, the bridge was designed by the state highway department and built by Lane County for $13,154. This bridge was washed off its abutments during a December 1942 flood and was restored to the site. Significant repairs were made in 1987 to strengthen the bridge and improve the roadway. The April 1987 dedication was attended by Ole Halverson who helped build the bridge in 1938.

Sources:
Nelson, Lee H.. A Century of Oregon Covered Bridges 1851-1952, 1960, pages 170-171
Cockrell, Bill & Nick. Roofs Over Rivers - the New Guide to Oregon's Covered Bridges, 1989
Cockrell, Nick & Bill. Roofs Over Rivers - A Guide to Oregon's Covered Bridges, 1978, page 38
National Society For the Preservation of Covered Bridges. Covered Bridge Topics, Volume I, No. 1, April 1943, page 1
Oregon Department of Transportation.
National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges. World Guide to Covered Bridges, 2021, page 92

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