The Office Bridge
by Matthew Irvin
Title
The Office Bridge
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Matthew Irvin
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Photograph - Photographs
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The Office Bridge, also called Westfir Covered Bridge, is in Lane County, Oregon in Westfir. It crosses the North Fork of the Middle Fork of the Willamette River. It is the longest covered bridge in Oregon spanning the river by 180 feet. The separate pedestrian walkway make this bridge unique as it is the only one built like this west of the Mississippi. This bridge replaced a 1941 bridge washed away in a flood. In1944 the Westfir Lumber Company built the bridge for their logging operation. In 2003 a small park was constructed on the north side of the bridge, the bridge had been out of use before. The town of Westfir festively decorates the bridge with lights for Christmas.
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July 31st, 2018
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Joseph C Hinson
What an impressive and cool looking bridge! And you captured it very well!
Matthew Irvin replied:
Thanks Joe, this is one of the longer ones in Oregon, there are around 60 still standing and many of them still in use. Most are painted white but there are a few red ones.
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