Gilkey Bridge

Not to be confused with Shimanek Bridge or Hannah Bridge.
Thomas Creek – Gilkey Covered Bridge

Gilkey Bridge over Thomas Creek
Location of the bridge in Linn County, Oregon
Nearest city Scio
Coordinates 44°41′16.4″N 122°54′11.9″W / 44.687889°N 122.903306°W / 44.687889; -122.903306Coordinates: 44°41′16.4″N 122°54′11.9″W / 44.687889°N 122.903306°W / 44.687889; -122.903306
Built 1939
Architectural style Howe truss
MPS Oregon Covered Bridges TR
NRHP Reference # 87000016
Listed February 19, 1987

The Gilkey Bridge is a covered bridge in Linn County in the U.S. state of Oregon.[1] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places as Thomas Creek – Gilkey Covered Bridge in 1987.[2]

Carrying Goar Road, the bridge crosses Thomas Creek about 3.5 miles (5.6 km) southwest of Scio.[1] Gilkey Bridge and a covered railroad bridge next to it crossed the creek at the former community of Gilkey.[1]

Gilkey was a station on the Southern Pacific Railway line between Crabtree and Shelburn.[3] The station, established in 1880, was named for Allen and William Gilkey.[1] Allen Gilkey came to Oregon in the early 1850s and settled nearby.[3]

The bridge, 120 feet (37 m) long, was constructed in 1939. Damaged by an overloaded vehicle in 1997, it was closed for repairs, then reopened to traffic in 1998.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Thomas Creek (Gilkey) Covered Bridge" (PDF). Oregon Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Thomas Creek – Gilkey Covered Bridge". National Park Service. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
  3. 1 2 McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 402. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.

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