Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
“The Short Bridge spans the South Santiam River 12 miles (19 km) east of Sweet Home, Oregon, near the community of Cascadia. The 105-foot (32 m) Howe truss type bridge was built in 1945.”
Wikipedia article Short Bridge, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 73 National Register listings published here for Linn 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 70 fires within 5 miles of Short Bridge between 1992 and 2020, burning about 18 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 6 were 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 | 12 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
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 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.9 acres | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | HWY 20 MP 30 |
| 7 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Sweet Home Unit - ODF | NORTH RIVER DR. |
| 6 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Sweet Home Unit - ODF | CASCADIA POST OFFICE |
| 5 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Willamette National Forest | INC 436 SRZ |
| 5 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | RIP LUSE |
| 5 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | HIGH DECK #1 |
| 25 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Willamette National Forest | MOOSE |
| 17 September 1999 | Smoking | under an acre | Sweet Home Unit - ODF | DOBIN CREEK #1 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Short Bridge: 2 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basalt Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Short Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Short Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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.
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 79002113 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Linn County | All 73 listed properties in this county. |
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