WayfarrowMcKee Bridge
Covered bridge · Jackson County, Oregon
McKee Bridge is a covered bridge in Jackson County, Oregon. Oregon has 57 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow, 5 of them in Jackson County.
It was built in 1917, in the early 20th century, making it the 4th oldest of the 41 in Oregon with a recorded construction date; it is about 122 feet long (4th longest of 35 measured in Oregon).
Status check, 2026-11: A Howe truss bridge over the Applegate River, closed to vehicles in 1956 and now a pedestrian bridge kept up by the McKee Bridge Historical Society; it was restored after rot was found in 2011. McKee Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 42.1258° N, 123.0726° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1917 |
|---|---|
| Length | 122 ft |
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| National Register | Listed |
| Coordinates | 42.12583, -123.07256 |
Nearby places
- Buncomghost town · Jackson County · 5.1 mi
- Cameronghost town · Jackson County · 5.3 mi
- Sterlingvilleghost town · Jackson County · 9.5 mi
- Browntownghost town · Josephine County · 11 mi
- Williams Creekghost town · Jackson County · 12.4 mi
- Williamsburgghost town · Josephine County · 12.4 mi
- Cinnabar Springsghost town · Siskiyou County · 15.1 mi
- Perrydaleghost town · Jackson County · 15.3 mi
- Draperghost town · Jackson County · 16.1 mi
- Barronghost town · Jackson County · 23.7 mi
- Althouseghost town · Josephine County · 25.9 mi
- Wellenghost town · Jackson County · 26 mi
Questions
Where is McKee Bridge?
McKee Bridge is in Jackson County, Oregon, at 42.1258, -123.0726.
How many covered bridges are in Jackson County?
Jackson County, Oregon has 5 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.
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