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Vida, Oregon

Vida, Oregon
Unincorporated community
Vida post office
Vida post office
Vida is located in Oregon
Vida
Vida
Vida is located in the United States
Vida
Vida
Coordinates: 44°8′46″N 122°34′7″W / 44.14611°N 122.56861°W / 44.14611; -122.56861
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyLane
Elevation
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823 ft (251 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
97488
Area code(s)458 and 541

Vida is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States.[1] It is located on Oregon Route 126 and the McKenzie River.[2]

Vida was originally named "Gate Creek", but this caused confusion with a community of "Gates Creek" in Washington County, so the name of the postmaster's daughter was selected instead.[2] The Vida post office was established on April 12, 1898.[2] The postmaster was Francis A. Pepiot.[2]

Vida is home to the historic Goodpasture Bridge, a covered bridge that was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[3] It is the second-longest covered bridge in Oregon.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Vida". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. November 28, 1980. Retrieved April 16, 2011.
  2. ^ a b c d McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 993. ISBN 978-0875952772.
  3. ^ "Oregon National Register List" (PDF). Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. January 5, 2009. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
  4. ^ "Goodpasture Covered Bridge". Lane County, Oregon. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
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