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Oregon Creek Covered Bridge

Covered bridge · Yuba County, California

OREGON CREEK Covered Bridge. ALSO KNOWN AS FREEMAN'S CROSSING, in Yuba County, California. On the NRHP.
OREGON CREEK Covered Bridge. ALSO KNOWN AS FREEMAN'S CROSSING, in Yuba County, California. On the NRHP. · JERRYE AND ROY KLOTZ MD / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

Oregon Creek Covered Bridge is a covered bridge in Yuba County, California, described in its record as place in California listed on National Register of Historic Places. California has 13 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.

Status check, 2026-11: Known as the bridge 'installed backwards' after an 1883 dam-break flood, it was rehabilitated and reopened in 2018; sources disagree on its date (1860 vs 1871) and length (about 100-105 ft). Oregon Creek Covered Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 39.3969° N, 121.0820° W.

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Heritage designationNational Register of Historic Places listed place
National RegisterListed
Coordinates39.39690, -121.08200

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