Built in: 1962
Bridge Length: 100'
County:
Douglas
Photo by
Pat Cook
The bridge at the Seventh Day
Adventist Academy near Milo is one-of-a-kind in
Oregon covered bridge history. The covering
certainly is not a structural necessity but
fills an aesthetic need, as it is Oregon's only
steel bridge housed in wood.
The World
Guide Number now ends with a letter, indicating
the span is not a true truss supported bridge.
Since 1920, residents had a covered bridge
serving the academy across the South Umpqua
River. When the wooden covered bridge was
replaced with a steel span, the community felt
it had lost a part of its identity.
The steel structure was then
modified to include the wooden housing, and
today the white covered bridge stands as a
reminder to the residents of their previous
covered bridge.
The bridge
is privately owned and maintained by the Seventh
Day Adventist Church. The area was settled prior
to the 1880s and the post office was established
in 1884. Originally known as Perdue, the name
was changed to Milo in 1923 when a community
member suggested it be named Milo after her
husband's birthplace in Maine.
The Milo
Academy Bridge is one of only two covered
bridges in the Oregon Covered Bridges Thematic
Group which do not have a timber truss support.
Driving Directions
From
Canyonville travel east on Third Street and
continue through Days Creek to the community of
Milo. The bridge is located east of Milo at
Milepost 20.5
Information provided by: Covered Bridge
Society Of Southern Oregon..
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