Goodpasture Bridge is a 165-foot Howe truss covered bridge spanning the McKenzie River near Vida in Lane County, Oregon. Built in 1938 by master bridge builder Otis Hamer, it is the longest covered bridge in Lane County and one of the most celebrated structures in Oregon's covered bridge collection.
Named for early settlers Benjamin and Joseph Goodpasture who arrived in the McKenzie Valley in the 1870s, the bridge carries Goodpasture Road across the clear, swift-flowing McKenzie. Its white-painted siding, multiple windows, and backdrop of old-growth fir and the emerald McKenzie River have made it one of the most photographed covered bridges in the Pacific Northwest.
Goodpasture Bridge was designed and built in 1938 by Otis Hamer, one of Lane County's most accomplished covered bridge builders. Hamer's version of the Howe truss incorporates distinctive multiple window openings along both sides — a practical choice for a 165-foot span that also gives the bridge an elegant, light-filled interior.
The bridge is named for the Goodpasture family, whose patriarch Benjamin Goodpasture arrived in the McKenzie Valley in 1872 and established a homestead that became the center of the small community. The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003 and was rehabilitated in 1987 to extend its serviceable life while preserving its historic character.