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Parvin, Lane County

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Inventory Number: OR/37-20-19#2
County: Lane County
Township: Dexter
Town/Village: Dexter
Bridge Name: Parvin
Crosses: Lost Creek
Truss type: Howe
Spans: 1
Length: 75'
Roadway Width:
Built: 1921
Builder: Lane County
When Lost: standing
Cause:
Latitude: N43 53.969
Longitude: W122 49.381
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Directions: 8.3 miles southeast of jct I-5 (Exit 188) on OR58, then 3.9 miles right on Rattlesnake Creek Rd. 1.5 miles from Dexter.

Parvin Bridge, Dexter, Lane County, OR Built 1921
Oregon Department of Transportation Photo

Parvin Bridge, Dexter, Lane County, OR Built 1921
Bill Caswell Photo, June 2006

Parvin Bridge, Dexter, Lane County, OR Built 1921
Bill Caswell Photo, January 31, 2017

Comments:
Bridge #14847. The Parvin Bridge was named after a family that homesteaded in the area in the 1850s. The original covered bridge at this location was a 66-foot Howe truss. During inspection in 1917, it was noted that the chords were badly worm eaten. Four years later, George W. Breeding erected the present 75-foot span at a cost of $3617.83. The bridge was bypassed in the mid-1970s when the road was realigned. The bridge was renovated, rededicated on November 17, 1986 and reopened to traffic shortly after.

Sources:
Cockrell, Bill & Nick. Roofs Over Rivers - the New Guide to Oregon's Covered Bridges, 1989, page 45
Cockrell, Nick & Bill. Roofs Over Rivers - A Guide to Oregon's Covered Bridges, 1978, page 44
Oregon Department of Transportation.
National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges. World Guide to Covered Bridges, 2021, page 93

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