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Ritner Creek Bridge

Covered bridge · Polk County, Oregon

Ritner Creek bridge was the last covered bridge on an Oregon state highway. In 1976, the bridge was lifted from its foundation and relocated just downstream of
Ritner Creek bridge was the last covered bridge on an Oregon state highway. In 1976, the bridge was lifted from its foundation and relocated just downstream of · Sandy Horvath-Dori from Grand Junction, CO, USA / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

Ritner Creek Bridge is a covered bridge in Polk County, Oregon. Oregon has 57 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow, 2 of them in Polk County.

It was built in 1927, in the interwar years, making it the 14th oldest of the 41 in Oregon with a recorded construction date; it crosses Ritner Creek.

Status check, 2026-11: The last covered bridge on an Oregon state highway. In 1976 it was moved a short way downstream to a wayside and replaced on the highway by a concrete bridge. Lengths are given as 73 or 75 ft, and a few sources say it was built in 1926. Ritner Creek Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 44.7281° N, 123.4419° W.

Key facts

Current structure built1927
CrossesRitner Creek
Heritage designationNational Register of Historic Places listed place
National RegisterListed
Coordinates44.72815, -123.44190

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Questions

Where is Ritner Creek Bridge?

Ritner Creek Bridge is in Polk County, Oregon, at 44.7281, -123.4419.

How many covered bridges are in Polk County?

Polk County, Oregon has 2 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.