Chambers Covered Bridge
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Chambers Covered Bridge is a historic wooden railway bridge in Cottage Grove, Oregon, notable as one of the last remaining covered railroad bridges in the United States.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
covered bridge
ⓘ
historic place ⓘ railway bridge ⓘ |
| addedToNationalRegisterOfHistoricPlaces | 1979 ⓘ |
| builder | J. H. Chambers and Son Lumber Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor | Oregon, Pacific and Eastern Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city | Cottage Grove NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closedToRailTraffic | 1951 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1925 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county | Lane County, Oregon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crosses | Coast Fork Willamette River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentUse | recreational and pedestrian use ⓘ |
| design | Howe truss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature | weatherboarded exterior ⓘ |
| hasNearbyTrail | Cottage Grove bike and walking paths ⓘ |
| hasPhotographicInterest | yes ⓘ |
| hasSignificance | represents Oregon’s logging and railroad history ⓘ |
| hasStructureType | single-lane bridge ⓘ |
| hasWalkway | pedestrian walkway ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Register of Historic Places
ⓘ
surface form:
National Register of Historic Places listing
|
| historicUse | transporting timber from forests to mills ⓘ |
| length | about 78 feet ⓘ |
| location | Cottage Grove, Oregon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | wood ⓘ |
| namedAfter | J. H. Chambers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationalRegisterOfHistoricPlacesReferenceNumber | 79002091 ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the last remaining covered railroad bridges in the United States ⓘ |
| numberOfSpans | 1 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1925 ⓘ |
| originalFunction | carrying logging trains across the Coast Fork Willamette River ⓘ |
| owner | City of Cottage Grove NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Cottage Grove’s historic covered bridges ⓘ |
| railServiceEndDate | early 1950s ⓘ |
| railwayType | logging railroad ⓘ |
| region | Pacific Northwest ⓘ |
| reopenedAs | pedestrian bridge ⓘ |
| restorationCompletionDate | 2011 ⓘ |
| restorationStartDate | 2010 ⓘ |
| roofMaterial | wood shingles ⓘ |
| state | Oregon ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedFor | railroad traffic ⓘ |
| width | about 17 feet ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.