Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
“The Harris Bridge, located near Wren, Oregon, is a covered bridge listed on the National Register of Historic Places.”
Wikipedia article Harris Bridge (Wren, Oregon), CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 56 National Register listings published here for Benton County · listed in 1979 · category: Structure.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 62 fires within 5 miles of Harris Bridge between 1992 and 2020, burning about 157 acres in total. 3 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 21 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Other causes | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | GARRETT LANE FIRE |
| 8 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Philomath Unit | BLAKESLEY CREEK |
| 28 September 2002 | Smoking | under an acre | Philomath Unit | MCCULLOUGH ROAD |
| 27 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | IRIS |
| 25 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Philomath Unit | WREN BARREL |
| 24 September 1994 | Smoking | under an acre | Philomath Unit | WOODS CREEK RD. #1 |
| 22 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Philomath Unit | MOUSE HILL |
| 20 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | BRUMFIELD LN |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 21 workings within 5 miles of Harris Bridge: 13 past producers, 8 producers. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gellatly,Andrew L | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gellatly,Andrew L | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Wren Pit No. 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Griffin Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Hardrock Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Point West Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Reed Creek Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Von Sild Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Charles King House | under 500 feet | 1990 |
 | George W. Bethers House | 5.0 miles | 1997 |
| Philomath College | 5.1 miles | 1972 | |
 | Isaac King House and Barn | 6.4 miles | 1975 |
 | Watson-Price Farmstead | 6.5 miles | 2005 |
 | Independent School | 7.4 miles | 2013 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 79002040 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Benton County | All 56 listed properties in this county. |
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