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Don Williams for The Chronicle

Bridging History

Oregon was a leader in the 1850s in the construction of covered bridges over rivers and  creeks. Steel was difficult to obtain, and expensive. Timber, on the other hand, was readily available. This is one reason Oregon became the state…

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