Unity Bridge
Photo: Jsayre64, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
National Register of Historic Places

Unity Bridge

On the Register
since Nov 29, 1979
Style
Howe Truss
Significant for
Engineering, Transportation
Importance
Statewide
Type
Structure
Where
N of Lowell, Lowell, OR

About

Unity Bridge (World Guide Number 37-20-170) is an historic 90-foot (27 m) long covered bridge over Fall Creek at Unity near Lowell in Lane County, Oregon, United States. Also known as Unity Covered Bridge and Unity Creek Bridge, it was built in 1936 at a cost $4,400 by Lane County using the Howe truss system. Its east side features a full-length window with its own roof so that drivers can see oncoming cars.

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The original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · PDF, 6 MB. Read it at the National Archives ↗

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Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 77848081 · Wikidata.

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