WayfarrowGilkey Bridge
Covered bridge · Linn County, Oregon
Gilkey Bridge is a covered bridge in Linn County, Oregon. Oregon has 57 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow, 8 of them in Linn County.
It was built in 1939, in the interwar years, making it the 29th oldest of the 41 in Oregon with a recorded construction date; it crosses Thomas Creek; it is about 120 feet long (5th longest of 35 measured in Oregon).
Status check, 2026-11: Howe truss bridge over Thomas Creek; it was damaged by an overweight vehicle in 1997, repaired in 1998 and rehabilitated in 2017 (one news caption gives the build year as 1936 or 1939, but most sources say 1939). Gilkey Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 44.6879° N, 122.9033° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1939 |
|---|---|
| Crosses | Thomas Creek |
| Length | 120 ft |
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| National Register | Listed |
| Coordinates | 44.68789, -122.90331 |
Nearby places
- Hoffman Bridgecovered bridge · Linn County · 2.5 mi
- Shelburnghost town · Linn County · 3.7 mi
- Shimanek Bridgecovered bridge · Linn County · 5.2 mi
- Centralghost town · Linn County · 5.3 mi
- Dotyvilleghost town · Linn County · 5.4 mi
- Santiam Cityghost town · Marion County · 7.2 mi
- Aleghost town · Marion County · 7.4 mi
- Larwood Bridgecovered bridge · Linn County · 8.9 mi
- Hannah Bridgecovered bridge · Linn County · 9.2 mi
- Evansvilleghost town · Linn County · 11.4 mi
- Buena Vistaghost town · Polk County · 13.3 mi
- Callowayghost town · Benton County · 15.3 mi
Questions
Where is Gilkey Bridge?
Gilkey Bridge is in Linn County, Oregon, at 44.6879, -122.9033.
How many covered bridges are in Linn County?
Linn County, Oregon has 8 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.
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