Fisher School Covered Bridge, Crab Creek Road at Fiver Rivers Road, Fisher, Lincoln County, OR
Summary
Significance: It is located in the rugged foothills of Lincoln County near the former community of Fisher, and crosses Five Rivers, named for the five streams that make up the single stream the bridge spans. The bridge is one of four covered bridges remaining in Lincoln County. The bridge is a 72' long Howe Truss, with hand hewn top and bottom chords and sawn diagonal members. Howe Trusses are the most common type found in Oregon's covered bridges...
Survey number: HAER OR-145
Building/structure dates: 1919 Initial Construction
Tags
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Hamer, Otto, builder
Louter, David, transmitter
Oregon Department of Transportation, sponsor
Location
Fisher, 44.29194, -123.83889
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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