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Lower Bridge

Ghost town · Deschutes County, Oregon

Cline Falls quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1962, 1:24,000)
Cline Falls quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1962, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Lower Bridge is a ghost town in Deschutes County, Oregon. It is one of 4 former communities in Deschutes County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 31st among the 34 Oregon counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Lower Bridge as a historical populated place on the Cline Falls topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 44.3598° N, 121.2937° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCline Falls
Elevation2,531 ft
Nearest living townCrooked River Ranch, OR
Distance to it4.5 miles
GNIS feature ID1161429
Coordinates44.35984, -121.29365

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What's there now

Lower Bridge is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Crooked River Ranch, OR (population 4,681), about 4.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,531 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Lower Bridge?

Lower Bridge is in Deschutes County, Oregon, at 44.3598, -121.2937.

How many ghost towns are in Deschutes County?

Deschutes County, Oregon has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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