Roadside Oregon

The Office Covered Bridge is located on the North Fork of the Middle Fork of the Willamette River near Westfir (Southeast of Eugene) just off of Hwy 58. The bridge was designed for log truck traffic and was designed with the weight considerations of a railroad bridge. The bridge went from the mill on one side of the river, to the office and the town on the other side.

The bridge and town were owned by a timber company, they were sold in 1977. In the 1980’s the mill burned. Lane county took ownership of the bridge and restoration work was performed in 1992.

The bridge is distinctive in a few ways; it uses triple timber beams and multiple tension rods and features two passages through the bridge. The main covered part designed for vehicular traffic and a smaller parallel passageway for pedestrians. You can see the roof of the pedestrian section in the photo as the ‘lower roof’.

You can see the town of Westfir here at Google Maps. The bridge is not listed on the map.

Photos of covered bridges, and others, from around the state or Oregon.