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North Fork of the Yachats Bridge

Covered bridge · Lincoln County, Oregon

The rustic covered bridge spanning the North Fork of the Yachats cost the county only $1,500 when built in 1938, and was the last covered span constructed by ve
The rustic covered bridge spanning the North Fork of the Yachats cost the county only $1,500 when built in 1938, and was the last covered span constructed by ve · Sandy Horvath-Dori from Grand Junction, CO, USA / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

North Fork of the Yachats 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 1938, in the interwar years, making it the 24th oldest of the 41 in Oregon with a recorded construction date; it crosses North Fork Yachats River; it is about 42 feet long (34th longest of 35 measured in Oregon).

Status check, 2026-11: Otis Hamer's last covered bridge, a queenpost truss and one of Oregon's shortest; it was rehabilitated in 1989, when the trusses were replaced. A restoration project was also planned around 2020. Wikidata's 78.1 ft (≈23.8 m) length doesn't match other sources, which all give 42 ft. North Fork of the Yachats Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 44.3100° N, 123.9697° W.

Key facts

Current structure built1938
CrossesNorth Fork Yachats River
Length42 ft
Heritage designationNational Register of Historic Places listed place
National RegisterListed
Coordinates44.30997, -123.96969

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Questions

Where is North Fork of the Yachats Bridge?

North Fork of the Yachats Bridge is in Lincoln County, Oregon, at 44.3100, -123.9697.

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.