Vida, Oregon

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, Oregon
Unincorporated community
Vida post office
Vida
Vida
Coordinates: 44°8′46″N 122°34′7″W
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyLane
Elevation823 ft (251 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
97488
Area code(s)458 and 541

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] One source reported that it and the other structures in Vida were destroyed by the Holiday Farm wildfire on September 8, 2020, but this is disputed.[5]

References
  1. "Vida". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. Retrieved April 16, 2011.
  2. 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.
  5. Mortensen, Camilla (September 8, 2020). "Vida and Blue River Communities 'Total Loss'". Eugene Weekly. Retrieved September 9, 2020.


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