| Blackwood Covered Bridge | |
| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
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| Nearest city | Athens, Ohio |
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| Coordinates | 39°11′50″N 81°58′29″W / 39.19722°N 81.97472°W / 39.19722; -81.97472 (Blackwood Covered Bridge) |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1881 |
| Architectural style | King post truss, covered |
| NRHP reference No. | 78002004 |
| Added to NRHP | June 23, 1978 |
The Blackwood Covered Bridge, over the Shade River near Athens, Ohio, was built in 1881. It is a King post truss bridge. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
It is located about 10 miles (16 km) southeast of Athens on Blackwood Road (County Road 46) in southern Lodi Township.
It is a single-span bridge with "vertical, high-boarded siding, a metal roof, projected portals, and cut-stone abutments." It is named for the Blackwood family which owned much of Lodi township.
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ Lorrie K. Owen, ed. (1999). Ohio Historic Places Dictionary, Volume 2. Somerset Publishers, Inc. p. 41. ISBN 9781878592705.
External links
Media related to Blackwood Covered Bridge at Wikimedia Commons
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