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Short Bridge

Covered bridge · Linn County, Oregon

The Short Covered Bridge crossing the South Santiam River east of Sweet Home, Oregon
The Short Covered Bridge crossing the South Santiam River east of Sweet Home, Oregon · Sword Fern / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

Short 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 1945, in the interwar years, making it the 32nd oldest of the 41 in Oregon with a recorded construction date; it crosses South Santiam River; it is about 105 feet long (9th longest of 35 measured in Oregon).

Status check, 2026-11: Howe truss bridge over the South Santiam River near Cascadia, first called Whiskey Butte Bridge; most sources say 105 ft, but one blog says 173 ft. Short Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 44.3916° N, 122.5099° W.

Key facts

Current structure built1945
CrossesSouth Santiam River
Length105 ft
Heritage designationNational Register of Historic Places listed place
National RegisterListed
Coordinates44.39156, -122.50986

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Questions

Where is Short Bridge?

Short Bridge is in Linn County, Oregon, at 44.3916, -122.5099.

How many covered bridges are in Linn County?

Linn County, Oregon has 8 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.

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Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.