The 1939 Gilkey Bridge is a covered bridge located in Linn County, Oregon. Crossing Thomas Creek, Gilkey Bridge, and a covered railroad bridge next to it crossed the creek at the former community of Gilkey. A nearby sign reads: "Gilkey Station was established when the railroad arrived in 1880 and was named in honor of Allen and William Gilkey. Gilkey served as a shipping point for farm products."

Gilkey Bridge, at 120 feet (37 m) long, was damaged by an overloaded vehicle in 1997 and closed for repairs before reopening to traffic in 1998. Nine years later, the bridge was damaged again. An employee of Fisher Implements left a service call at a nearby farm and was en route to Albany and crossed the bridge with the hydraulic boom left extended, snapping power lines before crashing onto the bridge cover. The truck traveled three-quarters of the way across the bridge, where it got stuck sideways. There were no injuries, and the truck was moved in about 5 hours, but the bridge lost about 50% of its load capacity.

Gilkey Covered Bridge was rehabilitated in 2017 as part of a $1.6 million project.

Gilkey Bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places as Thomas Creek – Gilkey Covered Bridge in 1987.

Located at:  N44 41.272   W122 54.207       -      WGCB #37-22-04

Photographed in May of 2025

Photos by Millard Farmer