Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.
“The Shimanek Bridge is a covered bridge near Scio in Linn County in the U.S. state of Oregon. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places as Thomas Creek - Shimanek Covered Bridge in 1987.”
Wikipedia article Shimanek Bridge, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 73 National Register listings published here for Linn County · listed in 1987 · category: Structure.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 23 fires within 5 miles of Thomas Creek-Shimanek Covered Bridge between 1992 and 2019, burning about 28 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2002 | Other causes | under an acre | Sweet Home Unit - ODF | LARWOOD DRIVE |
| 7 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Sweet Home Unit - ODF | ROGERS MTN. #1 |
| 5 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | RICHARDSON BURNS |
| 5 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | RICHARDSON BURNS 2 |
| 5 September 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Sweet Home Unit - ODF | ROGERS MTN. LOOP |
| 3 September 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Northwest Oregon District | TAYLOR |
| 31 August 2014 | Debris and open burning | 1.7 acres | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | ZURFLUH GRASS FIRE |
| 19 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.5 acres | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | MILL CREEK |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 27 workings within 5 miles of Thomas Creek-Shimanek Covered Bridge: 11 past producers, 11 producers, 4 occurrences, 1 prospect. 11 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Platinum. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Occurrence | Iron, Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Salzl | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Salzl | Aluminum, Clay | Prospect | ||
| Hink Farm | Platinum | Occurrence | ||
| Hink Farm | Platinum | Occurrence | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| North Santiam Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| North Santiam Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Scio, the town this property stands in, in 2 storm reports between 2012 and 2020: 1 flood, 1 hail. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2020 | Hail | Scio | - | Penny to nickel size hail accumulated on the ground. Report from social media. |
| January 2012 | Flood | Scio | - | Widespread low-land flooding occurred in Linn County, resulting in considerable flood damage to homes in Scio. 870 residents of Scio had to be evacuated. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | E.C. Perry Building | 2.3 miles | 1998 |
 | Joseph Wesely House and Barn | 2.5 miles | 1986 |
 | David and Maggie Aegerter Barn | 3.7 miles | 1999 |
 | Z.C.B.J. Tolstoj Lodge No. 224 | 3.8 miles | 1995 |
 | Michael and Mary Ryan Barn | 4.0 miles | 1999 |
 | Mt. Pleasant Presbyterian Church | 4.2 miles | 1974 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 87000013 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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