Around Lane CountyMonday, November 2
Drain's Pass Creek Covered Bridge is now on the National Register of Historic Places
The Daily Eugene team
If you like old covered bridges, Drain has a new landmark. The National Park Service accepted the nomination in October for its statewide significance in engineering. The bridge dates to 1925, though the Oregon Historical Society says it may have been built in 1906. If so, it's the oldest still-standing covered bridge in Oregon.
Pass Creek Covered Bridge is one of few left
- 61 feet
- is the length of Pass Creek Covered Bridge
- 450
- estimated timber-truss covered bridges Oregon once had
- 50
- or fewer covered bridges remain as of 2026
- Location: Civic Center Park in Drain
- Closed since 2014 over condition issues
- Listing: eligible for preservation grants when funds are available
The bridge was moved, closed, scanned and then listed
- 1925Bridge is built, though it may date to 1906.
- 1987Bridge is taken apart and put back together downstream.
- 2014Bridge closes over condition issues.
- 2015ODOT chooses it as the first bridge to be 3D laser scanned.
- June 2026State advisory committee recommends the nomination.
- Oct. 2026National Park Service accepts the nomination.
Oregon law requires local governments to offer a minimal level of protection for properties on the register, and how they do it is up to them.