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Yachats is a small coastal city in Lincoln County, Oregon, United States. According to Oregon Geographic Names, the name comes from the Siletz language and means dark water at the foot of the mountain. There is a range of differing etymologies, however. William Bright says the name comes from the Alsea placename yáx̣ayky . At the 2010 census, the city's population was 690. In 2007, Budget Travel magazine named Yachats one of the Ten Coolest Small Towns of the U.S.A., and Yachats was chosen among the top 10 U.S. up-and-coming vacation destinations by Virtualtourist. In 2011, Arthur Frommer, founder of Frommer's Travel Guides, listed Yachats number sev...
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  • 2. North Fork Yachats Covered Bridge Yachats
    The North Fork of the Yachats Bridge is a covered bridge in Lincoln County in the U.S. state of Oregon. The bridge carries North Fork Yachats River Road over the north fork of the Yachats River, about 9 miles northeast of Yachats and the Pacific Ocean. The structure was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.Otis Hamer, a veteran constructor of bridges, built the queen post truss structure for Lincoln County in 1938. It was the last of his covered bridges.At 42 feet long, the bridge is one of the shortest covered bridges in Oregon. It is one of only two covered bridges in Lincoln County that are open to vehicular traffic; the other is the Chitwood Bridge. The weight limit on the bridge is ten tons; large trucks and recreational vehicles s are not allowed.After an acciden...
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