The Hoffman Covered Bridge was built in 1936 across Crabtree Creek.
Carl in his new riding gear.
Most of the covered bridges in Linn County have this open side design.
Vandalism must be a problem.
Wildcat Creek Covered Bridge
The Wildcat Creek Covered Bridge is not obvious from the highway. We nearly missed seeing it altogether and shot past the turnoff. A U-turn up the highway got us back on course and down to the bridge. This was the last bridge of the day on a Central Coast motorcycle ride.
This bridge was built in 1925 to span Wildcat Creek.
It has an interesting window on one side that I haven’t seen on any other covered bridges I’ve visited to date. Not only is the window only placed on one side of the bridge, it is also off-center on that side. Carl and I guessed that it might be to aid motorists in seeing oncoming traffic as there is a curve directly after the south bridge approach.
The window gives a nice view of the Siuslaw river.
The roof was recently rebuilt using sheet metal.
North Fork Yachats Covered Bridge
The North Fork Yachats Covered Bridge is a small span that leads to several houses at the end of a gravel county road. Getting to it was quite the adventure. More on that adventure is on the ride report post.
Lots of NO TRESPASSING signs around the covered bridge. Seems that they don’t like visitors all that much in this part of the Coast Range. Carl and I both commented on almost being able to hear banjos.
