The bridge dismantled and moved to a university campus in 1988

The Irish Bend Covered Bridge is a wooden covered bridge located on the west side of the Oregon State University campus. It sits on a path through the research farm between 35th and 53rd Streets, spanning Oak Creek.

Built in 1954, the bridge originally spanned a slough of the Willamette River on Irish Bend Road near Monroe. In 1975, Irish Bend Road was realigned, and the bridge fell into a state of disrepair. The bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. In 1988, the bridge was dismantled, and a modern concrete span replaced the original bridge in its old location.

Through negotiations with Benton County and Oregon State University, an agreement was reached to reconstruct the bridge on university property. The Irish Bend Advisory Committee raised $30,000, and Benton County provided an additional $30,000 to fund the reconstruction project. The reconstruction was completed in 1989. Due to the relocation, the bridge was removed from the National Register in 1989, but it was relisted in 2013.

Today, the bridge is located on Southwest Campus Way in Corvallis. While Oregon State University owns the property where the bridge currently stands, the Benton County Parks Department carries out maintenance on the structure.

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