New Bridge, Oregon | |
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Coordinates: 44°48′02″N 117°11′24″W / 44.80056°N 117.19000°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Oregon |
County | Baker |
Elevation | 2,369 ft (722 m) |
Time zone | UTC-8 ( Pacific (PST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
Area code(s) | 458 and 541 |
GNIS feature ID | 1146799 [1] |
New Bridge (or Newbridge) is an unincorporated community in Baker County, Oregon, [1] about three miles north of Richland and Oregon Route 86. [2] Its elevation is 2,369 feet (722 m). [1]
New Bridge was founded on the banks of Eagle Creek near an important bridge built across the stream in pioneer times. [3] Joseph Gale was the first postmaster of New Bridge post office, which ran from 1878 until 1967. [3] The town was originally in Union County until 1901, when the boundaries were changed to eliminate the panhandle in which New Bridge was located. [3] New Bridge was platted in 1908, "only after irreversible decline had set in". [4] New Bridge sold agricultural products from the Eagle Valley to miners near Sparta. [4] It had a fruit and vegetable cannery, a box factory, and a packing shed for apples. [4] The decline of New Bridge was due in part to nearby Richland being platted in 1897. [4]