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Irish Bend Covered Bridge

Covered bridge · Benton County, Oregon

Irish Bend Covered Bridge, Oregon
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Irish Bend Covered Bridge is a covered bridge in Benton County, Oregon. Oregon has 57 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow, 3 of them in Benton County.

It was built in 1954, in the postwar decades, making it the 35th oldest of the 41 in Oregon with a recorded construction date; it crosses Oak Creek; it is about 60 feet long (29th longest of 35 measured in Oregon).

Status check, 2026-11: Built in 1954 over Willamette Slough near Monroe, then taken apart in 1988 and rebuilt over Oak Creek at Oregon State University in 1989. Some think the bridge may first have stood over the Long Tom River. Irish Bend Covered Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 44.5665° N, 123.3010° W.

Key facts

Current structure built1954
CrossesOak Creek
Length60 ft
Heritage designationNational Register of Historic Places listed place
National RegisterListed
Coordinates44.56650, -123.30100

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Questions

Where is Irish Bend Covered Bridge?

Irish Bend Covered Bridge is in Benton County, Oregon, at 44.5665, -123.3010.

How many covered bridges are in Benton County?

Benton County, Oregon has 3 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.

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