Bridge, Oregon | |
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Coordinates: 43°01′26″N 124°00′25″W / 43.02389°N 124.00694°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Oregon |
County | Coos |
Elevation | 154 ft (47 m) |
Time zone | UTC-8 ( Pacific (PST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
GNIS feature ID | 1118065 |
Bridge is an unincorporated community in Coos County, Oregon, United States. [1] It is about 9 miles (14 km) east of Myrtle Point on Oregon Route 42 near the Middle Fork Coquille River. [2]
A post office two miles west of this locale was named "Angora" and ran from August 1883 until May 1894. [3] There had previously been a post office named "Enchanted Prairie" from 1870 to 1883 when the name was changed to Angora and moved to the home of the new postmaster. [3] Angora post office moved twice more, each time to the home of the current postmaster. [3] Bridge post office was established in July 1894, named for a nearby bridge over the river. [3] [4] The Post Office Department did not approve reestablishing the name Angora, and later a post office by that name was established in Lincoln County. [3] Bridge post office closed in 1945. [3]
Bridge was stagecoach stop where horses were changed. [5] In 1915 the town had a creamery, sawmill, gristmill, school, and a Christian Church, [5] [6] and in 1940 Bridge had a population of 39. [4] As of 1990, Bridge had a store and a tavern. [6] The Church of the Brethren owns Camp Myrtlewood south of Bridge. [7] The Christian Church, founded in 1900, now operates as the Bridge Community Church. [5]