Stayton–Jordan Bridge is a

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in Stayton in Marion County in the

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. Built in 1998, it carries foot traffic over th
Salem Power Canal
in Pioneer Park. The canal is a diversion from the North Santiam River. A predecessor of the 1998 structure was a covered bridge spanning Thomas Creek near

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in Linn County. Built in 1937, it was one of seven similar Linn County covered bridges with large side openings. Known as the ''Jordan Bridge'', it took its name from the rural community of

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, which was nearby. In 1986, after Linn County officials decided to replace the bridge, a group of Stayton residents acquired the dismantled structure and, with the help of volunteers and

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reservists, rebuilt it in Stayton. The rebuilt bridge, spanning the power canal, opened to pedestrian traffic in 1988. However, in December 1994, Christmas lights set fire to the bridge roof, due to kids shooting at the lights with a BB Gun, and the rest of the structure was either destroyed or too badly damaged to be salvaged. Local residents subsequently built a new, nearly identical bridge at the site, and it is the one that opened in 1998. In addition to functioning as a public footbridge, the structure is sometimes reserved for private events such as weddings.

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