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January 3, 1938: "Hobson bridge near prison annex out with piers undermined. This road closed and impossible to make repairs as yet." (Daily Capital Journal)
March 9, 1938: "Whether the crew will be moved down to replace the Hobson bridge washed out by this winter's floods or transferred to the new bridge on the Monitor-Silverton market road will be decided by the court after an inspection of the situation at the bridge. But one man is served by the Hobson bridge and the matter will be gone into carefully before decision is made even as to replacement of the structure, although the bridge crossing is on a county road.
Even if the Hobson bridge is rebuilt the bridge on the Silverton-Monitor road is next in line." (Daily Capital Journal)
June 25, 1940: "The Marion county court yesterday ordered closing of the Hobson bridge located two miles northeast of the penitentiary annex pending a decision on whether to repair the structure or rebuild it entirely. It is chiefly used for hauling of hay across Mill creek." (Statesman Journal)
August 10, 1941: "Near the penitentiary annex and built across Mill creek is the Hobson bridge. Constructed in the early 1890's, the structure was on a main trade route from the surrounding hills to Salem. Early settlers used this route to come to Salem for their shopping and to catch the river steamer to Portland. Today, condemned, it is in the heart of a 'lovers' lane.' " (Statesman Journal)
August 16, 1941: "Formal order was signed by the county court today for vacation of the Hobson's bridge road near the penitentiary annex, the vacation, however, extending only to a portion of the road and leaves intact most of the road wast of Mill creek and furnishes an outlet for farm land on that side of the creek. About half a mile of the road, including the bridge, will be closed and it is expected the bridge will be wrecked. It was condemned some time ago." (Daily Capital Journal)
September 29, 1941: "F.W. Wendland owns land affected by the proposed vacation. The state and one other private owner also own land in the same area but were no represented. County Engineer Hubbs estimated it would cost from $3000 to $4000 to replace the present 150-foot span of the Hobson's bridge now condemned. The court is not expected to reach a decision until road day." (Daily Capital Journal)
October 4, 1941: "The county court at its regular road proceedings yesterday continued vacation of the Hobson's bridge road, or a piece of it, for another month and Monday it is expected another examination will be made of the bridge to ascertain what can be done to make it safe." (Daily Capital Journal)
October 6, 1941: "County Engineer Hubbs this morning made a further examination of the old Hobson's bridge on the road of that name near the prison annex to ascertain it it could be satisfactorily repaired and decided it could be by driving a new bent on the east end of the structure and jacking up the bridge. He considers this would make it safe for light traffic and so reported back to the county court. The court will probably decide by next road day on the basis of this report whether a section of this road will be vacated as the condition of this bridge and cost of replacement figured largely in a move started for the vacation." (Daily Capital Journal)
December 5, 1941: "The long controversy over vacation of the Hobson's bridge road, or part of it, near the prison annex, came to a probable end today when the county court at its regular road day ordered vacation of the section of the road running from the annex road over the bridge. A number of continuations were had in the resolution for the vacation to give interested parties an opportunity to file their protests, which they did. An important factor in the vacation will be the elimination of the old Hobson's covered bridge which has been condemned and would have had to be replaced or repaired in the event the road continued to be maintained. The court decided the use of the bridge was not commensurate with the cost of its maintenance or reconstruction." (Daily Capital Journal)
January 28, 1942: "Protest has been received by the county court in a letter from Warren J. Derr against a recent action by the court vacating a part of the Hobson's Bridge road, including the bridge, near the penitentiary annex, Derr owns some property he states is affected by the closure." (Daily Capital Journal)