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PHOTO ID	OHD0485
TITLE	Dillard Covered Bridge over the Umpqua River in Douglas County, Oregon, 1937
COLLECTION	Oregon State Archives
DESCRIPTION	This is a photograph of the south Dillard Bridge, a covered bridge near Dillard in Douglas County. The town of Dillard, Oregon is located along the Umpqua River. A gravel road leads to the covered bridge in this photograph. The sides of the bridge are open, exposing the X-shaped support beams of the Howe truss. Low hills are visible on the other side of the stream. The Dillard Bridge was built in 1918 and was a 2-span bridge. Each span was 144 feet, making the bridge 288 feet in length. The bridge was designed and engineered by the State Highway Commission. Orignally, the bridge had Gothic-style windows along each side. Later, in 1926 the windows were removed and replaced with a long slit the entire length of the bridge. This allowed better views for approaching traffic. The bridge was damaged by high water in 1927 but was not replaced until 1939 with a steel truss span. There was a 3-span covered bridge across the Umpqua River just north of Dillard. That bridge was also built in 1918, but it was replaced in 1942.
DATE	1937
SUBJECTS	Dillard Bridge; covered bridge; Dillard, Oregon; Umpqua River; Douglas County
PHOTOGRAPHER	unknown
OBJECT	b/w photo
DIMENSIONS	IH 7 1/2 inches IW 9 1/2 inches
PHOTO SOURCE	Oregon State Archives
AGENCY	Oregon Department of Transportation
CREDITS & RESTRICTIONS	For access to this photograph, contact the Oregon State Archives, 800 Summer St. NE, Salem, OR 97310. When using this photograph, the credit line should be in the following format: the Oregon State Archives, creating agency, and photograph ID number. For example: Oregon State Archives, Secretary of State, OSS0123.
ACCESSION ID	79A-086
CONTENTdm file name	F0AC9CDB.jpg
Date created	2005-06-24
Date modified	2006-06-13
CONTENTdm number	1669

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