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Unity Bridge

Built 1936Howe Truss90 ft spanNRHP #03001071

Unity Bridge is a 90-foot Howe truss covered bridge spanning Fall Creek near Lowell in Lane County, Oregon. Built in 1936, it serves a rural road and stands in the gentle agricultural valley of the upper Fall Creek drainage.

The bridge is a classic example of the white-painted Howe truss structures that characterize the Row River and Coast Fork corridors of southern Lane County, where a remarkable concentration of covered bridges has made the region one of the most celebrated covered bridge destinations in the American West.

Unity Bridge was constructed in 1936, one of several Lane County covered bridges built during the productive Depression-era bridge construction campaigns that expanded rural infrastructure across the Willamette Valley. Its location on the Coast Fork places it in the southern cluster of Lane County bridges near Cottage Grove.

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003, the bridge has been maintained to preserve its historic character while continuing to serve local agricultural traffic.

Structure Type
Covered Highway Bridge
Truss System
Howe
Total Span
90 ft (27 m)
Roadway Width
14 ft (4.3 m)
Deck Material
Timber plank
Siding
Vertical board, painted white
Load Limit
10 tons
Clearance
12 ft 6 in
GPS Coordinates
43.7667° N, 122.9917° W
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