Milo Academy Bridge is a 100-foot covered bridge spanning the South Umpqua River near Milo in Douglas County, Oregon. Built in 1962, it is one of the newer covered bridges in Oregon and serves the Seventh-day Adventist academy campus that gives the bridge its name.
The bridge was built specifically to provide private access to the Milo Adventist Academy across the South Umpqua River, making it one of the few covered bridges in Oregon constructed for institutional rather than public highway use. Its 1962 construction date demonstrates the enduring appeal of the covered bridge form even in the modern era.
Milo Academy Bridge was constructed in 1962 to serve the Milo Adventist Academy, a Seventh-day Adventist boarding school established on the South Umpqua River. The institution required a reliable private crossing of the river to connect its campus to the surrounding road network.
The decision to build a covered bridge in 1962 — decades after most highway departments had abandoned the form in favor of concrete and steel — reflects the conservative traditions of the academy and the enduring practicality of Howe truss construction for modest timber spans. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.