Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.
“The Gilkey Bridge is a covered bridge in Linn County in the U.S. state of Oregon. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places as Thomas Creek - Gilkey Covered Bridge in 1987.”
Wikipedia article Gilkey 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 2 fires within 5 miles of Thomas Creek-Gilkey Covered Bridge between 1992 and 2019, burning about 3 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 July 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | GAP FIRE |
| 28 July 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.5 acres | Sweet Home Unit - ODF | RICHARDSON GAP#2 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 24 workings within 5 miles of Thomas Creek-Gilkey Covered Bridge: 13 past producers, 11 producers. 11 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 | ||
| Brock | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Brock Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Phillips Site | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Phillips Site | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Crabtree Creek-Hoffman Covered Bridge | 2.5 miles | 1987 |
 | Joseph Wesely House and Barn | 2.8 miles | 1986 |
 | E.C. Perry Building | 2.9 miles | 1998 |
 | Henry and Mary Cyrus Barn | 4.5 miles | 2015 |
 | Thomas Creek-Shimanek Covered Bridge | 5.2 miles | 1987 |
 | Z.C.B.J. Tolstoj Lodge No. 224 | 5.2 miles | 1995 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 87000016 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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