WayfarrowChitwood Bridge
Covered bridge · Lincoln County, Oregon
Chitwood Bridge is a covered bridge in Lincoln County, Oregon. Oregon has 57 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow, 5 of them in Lincoln County.
It was built in 1926, in the interwar years, making it the 13th oldest of the 41 in Oregon with a recorded construction date; it crosses Yaquina River; it is about 96 feet long (20th longest of 35 measured in Oregon).
Status check, 2026-11: 96-ft Howe truss span (about 162 ft including approaches), rehabilitated/reconstructed in 1984 and still open to traffic. Chitwood Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 44.6542° N, 123.8178° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1926 |
|---|---|
| Crosses | Yaquina River |
| Length | 96 ft |
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| National Register | Listed |
| Coordinates | 44.65422, -123.81775 |
Nearby places
- Little Elkghost town · Lincoln County · 1.7 mi
- Morrisonghost town · Lincoln County · 2.3 mi
- Pioneer Cityghost town · Lincoln County · 2.5 mi
- Elk City Bridgecovered bridge · Lincoln County · 3.6 mi
- Bellamyghost town · Lincoln County · 7 mi
- Glenghost town · Lincoln County · 9.5 mi
- Yaquina Bay Lightlighthouse · Lincoln County · 12.2 mi
- Yaquina Head Lightlighthouse · Lincoln County · 12.9 mi
- Valsetzghost town · Polk County · 15 mi
- Peakghost town · Benton County · 15.3 mi
- Linvilleghost town · Lincoln County · 16.7 mi
- Harris Bridgecovered bridge · Benton County · 18.4 mi
Questions
Where is Chitwood Bridge?
Chitwood Bridge is in Lincoln County, Oregon, at 44.6542, -123.8178.
How many covered bridges are in Lincoln County?
Lincoln County, Oregon has 5 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.