Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
“The Chitwood Bridge is a covered bridge in Lincoln County in the U.S. state of Oregon. The bridge carries Chitwood Road, off U.S.”
Wikipedia article Chitwood Bridge, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 19 National Register listings published here for Lincoln County · listed in 1979 · category: Structure.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 30 fires within 5 miles of Chitwood Bridge between 1993 and 2019, burning about 37 acres in total. 2 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 | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Toledo Unit | KLAMATH CREEK |
| 23 September 2000 | Smoking | under an acre | Toledo Unit | DERRICK LAKE |
| 14 September 2002 | Smoking | under an acre | Toledo Unit | PETERSON CREEK |
| 30 August 2003 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Toledo Unit | HUTCHCROFT |
| 26 August 2009 | Fireworks | under an acre | Toledo Unit | HAPPY VALLEY |
| 18 August 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Toledo Unit | PIONEER MT. |
| 18 August 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Toledo Unit | SCOVILLE ROAD |
| 12 August 1994 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Toledo Unit | LONG TOM CREEK |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Chitwood Bridge: 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Clay | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | St. John's Episcopal Church | 6.2 miles | 1990 |
 | Pacific Spruce Saw Mill Tenant Houses | 6.2 miles | 1999 |
 | Siletz Agency Site | 6.7 miles | 1976 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 79002103 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Lincoln County | All 19 listed properties in this county. |
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