Interior beam ceiling inside the Ritner Creek Covered Bridge in Oregon.
Two miles south of the tiny community of Pedee, Oregon, on Polk-Benton counties border, is a covered bridge that has long been a meeting place for travelers on the Kings Valley Highway. In addition to its original use as a highway crossing over the creek, residents for nearly 80 years have used the Ritner Creek Covered Bridge for weddings, community picnics, dances and as a shelter from the rain. Although many roofed bridges continues to serve on secondary roads in Oregon, this span was the last to serve on a primary state highway. When in service, locals mounted their mailboxes inside to protect them from the weather. Covered bridges, once numbering more than 450, are disappearing from the Oregon landscape. Today there are fewer than 50 left standing, and luckily, the Ritner Creek Covered Bridge is one of them. The bridge is listed on the National Historic Register, and now serves as a roadside park.
Size: 3220px × 2143px
Location: Pedee, OR, USA
Photo credit: © Kim Hammar / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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