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The Adventure Drift Creek Covered Bridge
Location LAT 44°59'35.1" N LON 123°53'11.2" W
Date July 18, 2009
Weather 63°, sunny
Distance 53.1 miles![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP-2Fa7Zru2SmRF29Dno7INiwwhIgL0WlD55JVmDymkZ2PTUlAFyAsjSvqTbQ1irc_gwn5cSJCtEnCTzVUc7-7o_8_v3_Z84vFmSdpjckRYx_mfB2gzRn05oG-F9O11zJmiqyD/s400/7.18.09_driftcreekbridge1.jpg)
At long last, Crystal steered us towards another covered bridge. Drift Creek covered bridge spans, oddly enough, Bear Creek.
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The 66 foot bridge didn't start out there though. Originally, it was built south of Lincoln City 1.5 miles from the coast. Until the mid-sixties when it was bypassed, the bridge serviced the main north-south traffic. By 1988, it had to be closed to pedestrian traffic due to it's deteriorating condition.
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Slated for demolition, a local family rallied support and took position of the dismantled timbers and moved the timbers to their property 8 miles north to cover a concrete bridge that accesses their property. They have graciously donated the public easement back to the county for the public to enjoy.
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Bear Creek
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The original bridge was built in 1914, destroyed by a flood and rebuilt in 1933, and dismantled and moved in 1997.
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