Fisher School Bridge

The Fisher School Bridge is a covered bridge in Lincoln County in the U.S. state of Oregon.[2] The 72-foot (22 m) Howe truss structure crosses a stream called Five Rivers near the rural community of Fisher in the Central Oregon Coast Range.[2] Closed to vehicles, it is a pedestrian bridge.[1]

Fisher School Bridge
Fisher School Bridge over Five Rivers
Location of the bridge in Lincoln County, Oregon
Fisher School Bridge (the United States)
Coordinates44°17′29.8″N 123°50′28.3″W
Built1919 (1927)
Built byOtis Hamer[1]
Architectural styleHowe truss
MPSOregon Covered Bridges TR
NRHP reference No.79002105
ListedNovember 29, 1979

The bridge takes its name from Fisher Elementary School, which was nearby but no longer exists. Alternatively, the bridge is sometimes called Five Rivers Bridge.[3] It is the only remaining covered bridge in the Five Rivers basin. Former covered bridges within 2 miles (3 km) of Fisher were the Buck Creek Bridge (1924) and the Cascade Creek Bridge (1927), both 36 feet (11 m) long.[2]

Conflicting county records give the date of construction as either 1919 or 1927,[2] but the county's official date is 1919.[3] Features include semi-elliptical portal arches, ribbon windows under the eaves, and flared side walls.[1] The structure was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[4]

Scheduled for demolition in the 1970s after replacement by a concrete bridge, the Fisher School Bridge was preserved by the local community with the aid of Lincoln County.[2] In 1998, an inspection showed that the bridge had become unsafe and would need to be demolished or renovated.[3] A federal grant obtained in 2001 with help from the Oregon Department of Transportation paid for most of the renovation, including new floor beams, deck, siding, roof, and other components, and red paint.[3]

See also

References
  1. Smith, Dwight A.; Norman, James B.; Dykman, Pieter T. (1989) [1986]. Historic Highway Bridges of Oregon (2nd ed.). Portland: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 169. ISBN 0-87595-205-4.
  2. "Five Rivers (Fisher School) Covered Bridge" (PDF). Oregon Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
  3. "Public Works: Fisher School Bridge". Lincoln County. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
  4. "Fisher School Bridge". National Park Service. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
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