Carl M – Page 5 – Not Your Average Engineer

April 10, 2011July 1, 2020

Fisher Covered Bridge

The Fisher Covered Bridge was refurbished in 1927 but actually was built in 1919. The county put up the 1927 sign in error and has never corrected it. This was the second bridge on a Central Coast bridge ride.

A modern concrete span sits just upriver from the covered bridge. The only reason people cross the covered bridge these days is to say that they crossed it. At least the county left it open to traffic.

Carl tried out his new “beer keg” fuel tank on this ride. Aside from a minor fuel spill, it worked great for him. Now I want one!

April 10, 2011July 1, 2020

Hayden Covered Bridge

The Hayden Covered Bridge is just west of Alsea. It was originally built in 1918 and has been rebuilt or repaired several times since then. This was the first stop on a ride to visit many of the Central Coast covered bridges.

The plaque reads: “Hayden CovereD Bridge. Rehabilitation completed 2003. Covered bridge was originally constructed in 1918, and rebuilt in 1946. Benton County Commissioners Jay Dixon, Linda Modrell, Annabelle Jaramillo.”

This bridge has wooden pilings.

March 25, 2011

Four covered bridges and the coast

Yesterday Carl and I went for a ride to bag the Harris, Ritner Creek, Drift Creek, and Chitwood covered bridges as part of my quest to take a photograph with my motorcycle in front of every covered bridge in the state of Oregon. We rode down US 101 past Boiler bay, where this photo was taken, and Depot Bay before turning inland toward Corvallis. The ride was around 150ish miles total.