With 20 covered bridges, Lane County has the distinction of possessing more covered bridges than any other county west of the Mississippi. Seventeen of these bridges are listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Recently, some of Lane County's covered bridges have become inadequate for increased traffic and commercial loads. In some cases, new bridges have been built adjacent to existing covered bridges to accommodate modern traffic needs.
Lane County has a continuous maintenance program for all County owned covered bridges.
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