This is a list of Ohio covered bridges. There are over 125 historic wooden covered bridges in the U.S. state of Ohio. Many are still in use. Ashtabula County has 19 covered bridges, including a lattice truss bridge. Fairfield County has 18 covered bridges. The Smolen–Gulf Bridge, at 613 feet, is currently the longest multi-span covered bridge in the United States. The West Liberty Covered Bridge, at 18 feet, has been called the shortest covered bridge in the United States.
List of covered bridges
Name | Image | Location (in Ohio) | County | Year Built | Notes |
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Adams Covered Bridge | Malta | Morgan | 1875 | Also called San Toy Covered Bridge | |
Arlington Boulevard Covered Bridge | Newton Falls | Trumbull | 1831 | also called Newton Falls Covered Bridge, over East Branch Mahoning River; second oldest covered bridge in Ohio, uses a Town lattice truss | |
Armstrong Covered Bridge | Cambridge | Guernsey | 1849 | Also called Clio Covered Bridge. Located in Cambridge Park | |
Baker Covered Bridge | West Rushville | Fairfield | 1871 | also called R.F. Baker Bridge | |
Ballard Road Covered Bridge | Jasper Township | Greene | 1883 | ||
Barkhurst Mill Covered Bridge | Marion Township | Morgan | 1872 | also known as Williams Covered Bridge | |
Bay Covered Bridge | McArthur | Vinton | 1876 | also known as Tinker Covered Bridge | |
Bell Covered Bridge | Barlow Township | Washington | 1888 | ||
Belle Hall Covered Bridge | Licking | ||||
Benetka Road Covered Bridge | Gageville | Ashtabula | 1900 | Over the Ashtabula River | |
Bigelow Bridge | Over the Little Darby Creek | Union | 1873 | ||
Blackwood Covered Bridge | Over the Middle Branch of the Shade River | Athens | 1881 | This is a bridge over the Middle Branch of the Shade River in Lodi Township. It is on Blackwood Road (County Road 46) just east of its intersection with Zion Road (Lodi Township Road 76). It is approximately seventy feet long. It sits higher above the water than the other two bridges in Athens County. | |
Blanchard River Covered Bridge | Marion | Hancock | 2009 | Over the Blanchard River | |
Bridge of Dreams | Brinkhaven | Knox | 1998 | Over the Mohican River | |
Brown Bridge | New Hope | Brown | 1880 | Over the White Oak Creek | |
Brubaker Bridge | Gratis | Preble | 1887 | Over Sims Run Creek | |
Buckeye Bridge | Millersport | Fairfield | |||
Bergstresser/Dietz Covered Bridge | Canal Winchester | Franklin | 1887 | Over Walnut Creek | |
Byer Covered Bridge | Jackson | c.1870 | |||
Caine Road Covered Bridge | Pierpont Township | Ashtabula | 1986 | Over the West Branch of the Ashtabula River | |
Charlton Mill Road Bridge | Wilberforce | Greene | 1883, rebuilt 2013 | Over Massies Creek | |
Christman Bridge | Eaton | Preble | 1895 | Over Sevenmile Creek | |
Dixon Branch Covered Bridge | Lewisburg | Preble | 1887 | Moved from Salem Road (1/4 mile south) over Twin Creek | |
Doyle Road Covered Bridge | Jefferson | Ashtabula | 1876 | Over Mill Creek | |
Eakin Mill Covered Bridge | Vinton Township | Vinton | 1870, rebuilt 2003 | Carries Mound Hill Road over Raccoon Creek north of Arbaugh in Vinton Township; also called Arbaugh Bridge. | |
Eldean Covered Bridge | Troy | Miami | 1860 | Spans the Great Miami River | |
Feedwire Covered Bridge | Dayton | Montgomery | 1870 | Originally this bridge was built near Bellbrook to cross the Little Sugar Creek. It was moved to the Carillon Historical Park in Dayton in 1948. | |
Everett Covered Bridge | Peninsula | Summit County, Ohio | unk, rebuilt 1975 | Over Furnace Run. The original construction date is unknown, the bridge was severely damaged in a 1913 flood and rebuilt. A 1975 storm destroyed the bridge and it was historically accurately reconstructed in 1986. Closed to vehicles. | |
Glen Helen Covered Bridge | Yellow Springs | Greene | 1886 | also called Cemetery Road Covered Bridge, moved to Little Miami River in 1975 | |
Geeting Covered Bridge | Lewisburg | Preble | 1894 | Over Price Creek | |
George Miller Road Covered Bridge | Byrd Township | Brown | 1879 | Over the West Fork of Eagle Creek | |
Germantown Covered Bridge | Germantown | Montgomery | 1865 | Bowstring suspension bridge of iron over Little Twin Creek | |
Giddings Road Covered Bridge | Jefferson Township | Ashtabula | 1995 | Over Mill Creek | |
Graham Road Covered Bridge | Pierpont Township | Ashtabula | 1867 (restored 1913) | Defunct bridge; formerly spanned the west bank of the Ashtabula River, currently located at an Ashtabula County MetroPark. | |
Hanaway Covered Bridge | Madison Township | Fairfield | 1901 | also called Clearport Covered Bridge, over Clear Creek | |
Harpersfield Covered Bridge | Harperfield | Ashtabula | 1868 | Over the Grand River | |
Harshman Bridge | Eaton | Preble | 1894 | Over Four Mile Creek | |
Hartman Number Two Covered Bridge | Lockville | Fairfield | 1888 | also called Lockville Park Covered Bridge, Over the Ohio Canal | |
Helmick Covered Bridge | Clark Township | Coshocton | 1863 | About 1.5 mile east of Blissfield | |
Hildreth Covered Bridge | Newport Township | Washington | 1863 | About 1.5 mile east of Blissfield | |
Hueston Woods Covered Bridge | Near College Corner | Preble | 2012 | over Four Mile Creek | |
Hune Covered Bridge | Lawrence Township | Washington | 1879 | Carries Cullen Road over the Little Muskingum River south of Wingett Run in Lawrence Township. | |
Hyde Road Covered Bridge | Miami | Greene | 2014 | Also called Richard P. Eastman Covered Bridge | |
Island Run Bridge | York Township | Morgan | 1867 | also called Helmick Run Covered Bridge, Multiple Kingpost bridge over Island Run | |
Jediah Hill Covered Bridge | Springfield Township | Hamilton | 1850 | ||
Jim McClellan Covered Bridge | Center | Columbiana | 2016 | Over the west fork of Little Beaver Creek; replaced bridge built in 1879 | |
John Bright Covered Bridge | Lancaster | Fairfield | 1881 | Over Fetters Run | |
Johnson Road Covered Bridge | Scioto Township | Jackson | 1870 | The Johnson Road Covered Bridge carries Johnson Road over the Brushy Fork of the Little Scioto River near Petersburg in southwestern Scioto Township. Built in 1870, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. | |
Johnston Covered Bridge | Revenge, Madison Township | Fairfield | 1887 | Howe truss over Clear creek | |
Jon Raab Covered Bridge | Colfax | Fairfield | 1891 | ||
Kidwell Covered Bridge | Over Sunday Creek near Redtown, Ohio | Athens | This covered bridge is located in Dover Township, on Monserat Ridge Road close to its intersection with Ohio State Route 685; Monserat Ridge Road also intersects with Ohio State Route 13 close by. The bridge spans Sunday Creek. This bridge is just southwest of the unincorporated community of Redtown, Ohio and northeast of the unincorporated community of Truetown, Ohio. It is approximately seventy feet long. This bridge has been stabilized, renovated and structurally strengthened by the County Engineer's Office of Athens County, Ohio; however, the bridge (as shown in the photo) is temporarily closed due to damage to overhead structural members caused by an oversize truck being driven across the bridge. | ||
King's Mill Covered Bridge | Richland | Marion | 2016 | Over the Olentangy River; also called St. James Road Covered Bridge | |
Lockport Covered Bridge | Lockport | Williams | 1999 | ||
Lynchburg Covered Bridge | Lynchburg | Highland and Clinton | 1870 | Spans the east fork of the Little Miami River | |
Maple Highlands Trail Covered Bridge | Middlefield | Geauga | 2013 | Over the east branch of the Cuyahoga River | |
Martinsville Road Covered Bridge | Clark Township | Clinton | 1871 | Spans the East Fork of Todds Fork of the Little Miami River and is 72 feet (22 m) long. | |
McCafferty Road Covered Bridge | Vera Cruz | Brown | 1877 | Over the East Fork of the Little Miami River | |
McCleery Covered Bridge | Lancaster | Fairfield | 1864 | ||
Mechanicsville Road Covered Bridge | Mechanicsville | Ashtabula | 1867 | Over the Grand River | |
Middle Road Covered Bridge | Conneaut | Ashtabula | 1868 | Over Conneaut Creek | |
Mill Creek Covered Bridge | Millcreek | Union | 2010 | Over Mill Creek | |
Mink Hollow Covered Bridge | Madison Township | Fairfield | 1887 | Over Arney Run | |
Mull Covered Bridge | Fremont | Sandusky | 1851 | Over Wolf Creek, Made obsolete by new bridge in 1962 and closed to traffic. | |
Netcher Road Covered Bridge | Jefferson Township | Ashtabula | 1999 | ||
New Hope Covered Bridge | New Hope | Brown | 1878 | Replaced the 1872 bridge over White Oak Creek | |
North Pole Road Covered Bridge | Ripley | Brown | 1865 | also called Iron Bridge, over Eagle Creek; closed, bypassed 2019 | |
Olin's Covered Bridge | Ashtabula | Ashtabula | 1873 | also called Dewey Road Covered Bridge, over the Ashtabula River | |
Palos Covered Bridge | Over Sunday Creek in Trimble Township | Athens | This structure is located on Red Rock Road, a Trimble Township road, close to its intersection with Ohio State Route 13, and is easily visible from the highway. It spans Sunday Creek and is a short distance southwest of Burr Oak State Park. It is approximately eighty feet long. | ||
Parker Covered Bridge | Upper Sandusky | Wyandot | 1873 | Located in Upper Sandusky, Ohio in Wyandot County. Covered bridge over Sandusky River on CR 40A (Crane Road) | |
Ponn Humpback Covered Bridge | Vinton | Also called Geer Mill Covered Bridge; lost to arson on June 6, 2013 | |||
Pugh's Mill Covered Bridge | Oxford | Butler | 1869 | also called Black Covered Bridge, over Four Mile (Talawanda) Creek | |
Riverdale Road Covered Bridge | Rock Creek | Ashtabula | 1874 | Over the Grand River | |
Roberts Covered Bridge | Eaton | Preble | 1829 | Over Sevenmile Creek | |
Rock Mill Covered Bridge | Rock Mill | Fairfield | 1901 | Over the Hocking River | |
Roley School Covered Bridge | Lancaster | Fairfield | 1899 | At the county fair ground. | |
Root Road Covered Bridge | Keloggsville | Ashtabula | 1868 | Over the West Branch of the Ashtabula River | |
Scofield Covered Bridge | Brown | 1875 | Multiple kingpost with arch over Beetle Creek. | ||
Shreyer Covered Bridge | west of Baltimore | Fairfield | 1891 | ||
Smolen–Gulf Bridge | Ashtabula | Ashtabula | 2008 | also called "Number Seventeen", Modified Pratt Truss over the Ashtabula River | |
South Denmark Road Covered Bridge | Denmark Corner | Ashtabula | 1868 | Over Mill Creek | |
Spellacy Covered Bridge | Loudonville | Holmes | 2023 | 300-foot span over the Mohican River. | |
Stevenson Road Covered Bridge | Xenia | Greene | 1877 | Over Massies Creek | |
State Road Covered Bridge | Conneaut | Ashtabula | 1983 | Over Conneaut Creek | |
Walter F. Ehrnfelt Bridge | Strongsville | Cuyahoga | 1983 | Over East Branch of the Rocky River in the Mill Stream Run reservation of the Cleveland Metroparks | |
Stonelick Covered Bridge | Batavia | Clermont | 1878 | Over Stonelick creek | |
Stutzmann's Crossing Covered Bridge | Walnut Creek | Holmes | 2009 | Over Walnut Creek | |
Taylor Blair Covered Bridge | West Jefferson | Madison | 2012 | Over Little Darby Creek | |
Warnke Bridge | West Sonora | Preble | 1895 | Over Swamp Creek | |
West Liberty Covered Bridge | Geneva | Ashtabula | 1867 | Over Cowles Creek | |
Windsor Mills Covered Bridge | Windsor Mills | Ashtabula | 1867 | also known as Wiswell Road Bridge or Warner Hollow Road Bridge, Town Truss over Phelps Creek | |
Zeller-Smith Covered Bridge | Pickerington | Fairfield | 1906 | also called Sycamore Park Covered Bridge |
See also
- List of Ashtabula County covered bridges
- List of Ohio-related topics
- List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Ohio
References
- ^ Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme.
- "Covered Bridges - Athens County Visitor's Bureau". Archived from the original on 2016-03-20.
- ^ Caswell, William S. (31 October 2021). World Guide to Covered Bridges (2021 ed.). Concord, New Hampshire: National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges. pp. 62–88. ISBN 978-0-578-30263-8.
- Statement by Athens County Bridge Inspector
- "National Register Information System – (#74001421)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
- "Martinsville Road Covered Bridge". ClintonCountyOhio.Com. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
- "The Spellacy Covered Bridge in the Holmes County Mohican River Valley • CompassOhio".
External links
- Ohio Covered Bridges List
- Ohio Covered Bridge Homepage
- Ohio Historic Bridge Association
- Ohio Covered Bridges
- "The Covered Bridges of Ohio: A Photo Guide"
- The Ashtabula County (Ohio) Covered Bridge Festival
- Olin's Covered Bridge Museum, Ashtabula, Ohio