Pengra Bridge

Pengra Bridge is a historic covered road bridge near Jasper, Oregon, that carries Place Road over Fall Creek. This 120-foot Howe truss bridge replaced an earlier crossing built in 1904 nearby and is named for government surveyor Byron J. Pengra, connecting it to the region’s surveying and settlement history. It is notable for exceptionally large lower chords, said to be among the longest timbers ever used in an Oregon bridge, as well as ribbon windows under the eaves, a side window, and semi-elliptical arched portals. After weather and traffic weakened the bridge and forced a temporary closure in 1979, county repairs helped return it to service in 1995.

Oregon · United States