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Milo Academy Bridge

Covered bridge · Douglas County, Oregon

100' 1962 STEEL OVER S. UMPQUA CREEK (AS OF 2012 THIS BRIDGE IS GONE)
100' 1962 STEEL OVER S. UMPQUA CREEK (AS OF 2012 THIS BRIDGE IS GONE) · JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

Milo Academy Bridge is a covered bridge in Douglas County, Oregon. Oregon has 57 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow, 7 of them in Douglas County.

It was built in 1962, in the postwar decades, making it the 36th oldest of the 41 in Oregon with a recorded construction date; it crosses South Umpqua River; it is about 100 feet long (19th longest of 35 measured in Oregon).

Status check, 2026-11: Privately owned steel truss with a non-structural wood covering, built in 1962 to replace a 1920 wooden covered bridge; it is in Oregon's covered bridge NRHP group but is not a timber-truss bridge. Milo Academy Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 42.9356° N, 123.0370° W.

Key facts

Current structure built1962
CrossesSouth Umpqua River
Length100 ft
Heritage designationNational Register of Historic Places listed place
National RegisterListed
Coordinates42.93560, -123.03700

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Questions

Where is Milo Academy Bridge?

Milo Academy Bridge is in Douglas County, Oregon, at 42.9356, -123.0370.

How many covered bridges are in Douglas County?

Douglas County, Oregon has 7 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.

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