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

[2] Carrying Goar Road, the bridge crosses Thomas Creek about 3.5 miles (5.6 km) southwest of Scio.

Scot McKillop, an employee of Fisher Implements, left a service call at a nearby farm and was enroute to Albany when he started to cross the bridge.

The hydraulic boom, which had been left extended, snapped power lines before it crashed into the bridge cover.

Alex, Paul (September 19, 2007) "Farm truck damages Gilkey Bridge" Corvallis Gazette Times Retrieved May 30, 2020.