Early in January while Dale and I were feeling stir-crazy from all the rain, we decided to take a nice long backroads Tuesday Travels ride out to Sweet Home. We had no particular agenda. We wanted time with each other out of the house since the Christmas season was over and our decorations were finally stored away for another year.
What we stumbled upon during our journey were four more of Oregon's covered wood bridges!
This is also known as the Adams Bridge. It spans the Mohawk River. It's not in Sweet Home proper, but just off Marcola Road on the way to Sweet Home. Fun fact: this bridge appeared in the 60s movie Shenandoah starring James Stewart.
The photos are dark because of all the rain, but I managed to step outside the car just enough to snap a couple images.
This bridge is in a beautiful setting within the nearly 17 acre Sankey Park.
The bridge was built in 1937 and carried traffic over Thomas Creek for 43 years until being by-passed in 1980.
The structure was moved to Ames Creek and restored around 1989.
All the creeks and rivers were running fast and high the day we visited.
We saw this tiny footbridge on a hill not far from Weddle Bridge. It's also in Sankey Park and crosses Ames Creek. Fun fact: it was built by students in 1989 as a shop project by local high school students.
This small walking bridge is located in Clover Park just off Hwy 20.
Like the Dahlenburg, this bridge was also built by the local high school shop class. Fun fact: it started life on the back of a mobile trailer and was hauled in parades to promote covered bridge preservation!
It's also in a very pretty setting in the one acre memorial park, spanning Stone Brook Creek.
When we were there, the bridge was still lit with Christmas lights
as was the rest of the small memorial park.
Dale and I will be sure to take more country rides to Sweet Home in dryer weather so that we can enjoy the town and these bridges more thoroughly.
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