WayfarrowShimanek Bridge
Covered bridge · Linn County, Oregon
Shimanek 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 1966, in the postwar decades, making it the 38th oldest of the 41 in Oregon with a recorded construction date; it crosses Thomas Creek; it is about 130 feet long (3rd longest of 35 measured in Oregon).
Status check, 2026-11: The fifth covered bridge at this Thomas Creek site, dedicated in 1966 after the earlier bridge was damaged in the 1962 Columbus Day Storm; it is Linn County's newest and longest covered bridge and the county's only red one. Shimanek Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 44.7156° N, 122.8043° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1966 |
|---|---|
| Crosses | Thomas Creek |
| Length | 130 ft |
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| National Register | Listed |
| Coordinates | 44.71561, -122.80431 |
Nearby places
- Shelburnghost town · Linn County · 3.6 mi
- Hannah Bridgecovered bridge · Linn County · 4.2 mi
- Dotyvilleghost town · Linn County · 4.3 mi
- Gilkey Bridgecovered bridge · Linn County · 5.2 mi
- Aleghost town · Marion County · 5.6 mi
- Hoffman Bridgecovered bridge · Linn County · 6 mi
- Larwood Bridgecovered bridge · Linn County · 6.7 mi
- Centralghost town · Linn County · 10.3 mi
- Santiam Cityghost town · Marion County · 11.4 mi
- Clymerghost town · Marion County · 12.8 mi
- Evansvilleghost town · Linn County · 14.1 mi
- Hulltghost town · Marion County · 14.9 mi
Questions
Where is Shimanek Bridge?
Shimanek Bridge is in Linn County, Oregon, at 44.7156, -122.8043.
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.