List of covered bridges in Ohio explained

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,[1] including a lattice truss bridge. Fairfield County has 18 covered bridges.[1] 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

NameImageLocation (in Ohio)CountyYear BuiltNotes
Adams Covered BridgeMaltaMorgan1875Also called San Toy Covered Bridge
Arlington Boulevard Covered BridgeNewton FallsTrumbull1831also called Newton Falls Covered Bridge, over East Branch Mahoning River; second oldest covered bridge in Ohio, uses a Town lattice truss
Armstrong Covered BridgeCambridgeGuernsey1849Also called Clio Covered Bridge. Located in Cambridge Park
Baker Covered BridgeWest RushvilleFairfield1871also called R.F. Baker Bridge
Ballard Road Covered BridgeJasper TownshipGreene1883
Barkhurst Mill Covered BridgeMarion TownshipMorgan1872also known as Williams Covered Bridge
Bay Covered BridgeMcArthurVinton1876also known as Tinker Covered Bridge
Bell Covered BridgeBarlow TownshipWashington1888
Belle Hall Covered BridgeLicking
Benetka Road Covered BridgeGagevilleAshtabula1900Over the Ashtabula River
Bigelow BridgeOver the Little Darby CreekUnion1873
Blackwood Covered BridgeOver the Middle Branch of the Shade RiverAthens1881[2] 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 BridgeMarionHancock2009Over the Blanchard River
Bridge of DreamsBrinkhavenKnox1998Over the Mohican River
Brown BridgeNew HopeBrown1880Over the White Oak Creek
Brubaker BridgeGratisPreble1887Over Sims Run Creek
Buckeye BridgeMillersportFairfield
Bergstresser/Dietz Covered BridgeCanal WinchesterFranklin1887 Over Walnut Creek
Byer Covered BridgeJacksonc.1870
Caine Road Covered BridgePierpont TownshipAshtabula1986Over the West Branch of the Ashtabula River
Charlton Mill Road BridgeWilberforceGreene1883, rebuilt 2013[3] Over Massies Creek
Christman BridgeEatonPreble1895Over Sevenmile Creek
Dixon Branch Covered BridgeLewisburgPreble1887Moved from Salem Road (1/4 mile south) over Twin Creek
Doyle Road Covered BridgeJeffersonAshtabula1876Over Mill Creek
Eakin Mill Covered BridgeVinton TownshipVinton1870, rebuilt 2003Carries Mound Hill Road over Raccoon Creek north of Arbaugh in Vinton Township; also called Arbaugh Bridge.
Eldean Covered BridgeTroyMiami1860Spans the Great Miami River
Feedwire Covered BridgeDaytonMontgomery1870Originally 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 BridgePeninsulaSummit County, Ohiounk, rebuilt 1975Over 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 BridgeYellow SpringsGreene1886also called Cemetery Road Covered Bridge, moved to Little Miami River in 1975
Geeting Covered BridgeLewisburgPreble1894Over Price Creek
George Miller Road Covered BridgeByrd TownshipBrown1879Over the West Fork of Eagle Creek
Germantown Covered BridgeGermantownMontgomery1865Bowstring suspension bridge of iron over Little Twin Creek
Giddings Road Covered BridgeJefferson TownshipAshtabula1995Over Mill Creek
Graham Road Covered BridgePierpont TownshipAshtabula1867 (restored 1913)Defunct bridge; formerly spanned the west bank of the Ashtabula River, currently located at an Ashtabula County MetroPark.
Hanaway Covered BridgeMadison TownshipFairfield1901also called Clearport Covered Bridge, over Clear Creek
Harpersfield Covered BridgeHarperfieldAshtabula1868Over the Grand River
Harshman BridgeEatonPreble1894Over Four Mile Creek
Hartman Number Two Covered BridgeLockvilleFairfield1888also called Lockville Park Covered Bridge, Over the Ohio Canal
Helmick Covered BridgeClark TownshipCoshocton1863About 1.5 mile east of Blissfield
Hildreth Covered BridgeNewport TownshipWashington1863About 1.5 mile east of Blissfield
Hueston Woods Covered BridgeNear College CornerPreble2012over Four Mile Creek
Hune Covered BridgeLawrence TownshipWashington1879Carries Cullen Road over the Little Muskingum River south of Wingett Run in Lawrence Township.
Hyde Road Covered BridgeMiamiGreene2014Also called Richard P. Eastman Covered Bridge
Island Run BridgeYork TownshipMorgan1867also called Helmick Run Covered Bridge, Multiple Kingpost bridge over Island Run
Jediah Hill Covered BridgeSpringfield TownshipHamilton1850
Jim McClellan Covered BridgeCenterColumbiana2016Over the west fork of Little Beaver Creek; replaced bridge built in 1879
John Bright Covered BridgeLancasterFairfield1881Over Fetters Run
Johnson Road Covered BridgeScioto TownshipJackson1870The 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 BridgeRevenge, Madison TownshipFairfield1887Howe truss over Clear creek
Jon Raab Covered BridgeColfaxFairfield1891
Kidwell Covered BridgeOver Sunday Creek near Redtown, OhioAthensThis 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.[4]
King's Mill Covered BridgeRichlandMarion2016Over the Olentangy River; also called St. James Road Covered Bridge
Lockport Covered BridgeLockportWilliams1999
Lynchburg Covered BridgeLynchburgHighland and Clinton1870Spans the east fork of the Little Miami River
Maple Highlands Trail Covered BridgeMiddlefieldGeauga2013Over the east branch of the Cuyahoga River
Martinsville Road Covered BridgeClark TownshipClinton1871Spans the East Fork of Todds Fork of the Little Miami River and is 72feet long.[5]
McCafferty Road Covered BridgeVera CruzBrown1877Over the East Fork of the Little Miami River
McCleery Covered BridgeLancasterFairfield1864
Mechanicsville Road Covered BridgeMechanicsvilleAshtabula1867Over the Grand River
Middle Road Covered BridgeConneautAshtabula1868Over Conneaut Creek
Mill Creek Covered BridgeMillcreekUnion2010Over Mill Creek
Mink Hollow Covered BridgeMadison TownshipFairfield1887Over Arney Run
Mull Covered BridgeFremontSandusky1851Over Wolf Creek, Made obsolete by new bridge in 1962 and closed to traffic.
Netcher Road Covered BridgeJefferson TownshipAshtabula1999
New Hope Covered BridgeNew HopeBrown1878Replaced the 1872 bridge over White Oak Creek
North Pole Road Covered BridgeRipleyBrown1865also called Iron Bridge, over Eagle Creek; closed, bypassed 2019
Olin's Covered BridgeAshtabulaAshtabula1873also called Dewey Road Covered Bridge, over the Ashtabula River
Palos Covered BridgeOver Sunday Creek in Trimble TownshipAthensThis 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 BridgeUpper SanduskyWyandot1873Located in Upper Sandusky, Ohio in Wyandot County. Covered bridge over Sandusky River on CR 40A (Crane Road)
Ponn Humpback Covered BridgeVintonAlso called Geer Mill Covered Bridge; lost to arson on June 6, 2013
Pugh's Mill Covered BridgeOxfordButler1869also called Black Covered Bridge, over Four Mile (Talawanda) Creek
Riverdale Road Covered BridgeRock CreekAshtabula1874Over the Grand River
Roberts Covered BridgeEatonPreble1829Over Sevenmile Creek
Rock Mill Covered BridgeRock MillFairfield1901Over the Hocking River
Roley School Covered BridgeLancasterFairfield1899At the county fair ground.
Root Road Covered BridgeKeloggsvilleAshtabula1868Over the West Branch of the Ashtabula River
Scofield Covered BridgeBrown1875Multiple kingpost with arch over Beetle Creek.
Shreyer Covered Bridgewest of BaltimoreFairfield1891
Smolen–Gulf BridgeAshtabulaAshtabula2008also called "Number Seventeen", Modified Pratt Truss over the Ashtabula River
South Denmark Road Covered BridgeDenmark CornerAshtabula1868Over Mill Creek
Spellacy Covered Bridge[6] LoudonvilleHolmes2023300-foot span over the Mohican River.
Stevenson Road Covered BridgeXeniaGreene1877Over Massies Creek
State Road Covered BridgeConneautAshtabula1983Over Conneaut Creek
Walter F. Ehrnfelt BridgeStrongsvilleCuyahoga1983Over East Branch of the Rocky River in the Mill Stream Run reservation of the Cleveland Metroparks
Stonelick Covered BridgeBataviaClermont1878Over Stonelick creek
Stutzmann's Crossing Covered BridgeWalnut CreekHolmes2009Over Walnut Creek
Taylor Blair Covered BridgeWest JeffersonMadison2012Over Little Darby Creek
Warnke BridgeWest SonoraPreble1895Over Swamp Creek
West Liberty Covered BridgeGenevaAshtabula1867Over Cowles Creek
Windsor Mills Covered BridgeWindsor MillsAshtabula1867also known as Wiswell Road Bridge or Warner Hollow Road Bridge, Town Truss over Phelps Creek
Zeller-Smith Covered BridgePickeringtonFairfield1906also called Sycamore Park Covered Bridge

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme.
  2. Web site: Covered Bridges - Athens County Visitor's Bureau. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160320021803/http://athensohio.com/wheretoplay/historic-sites/covered-bridges/. 2016-03-20.
  3. Book: Caswell . William S. . World Guide to Covered Bridges . 31 October 2021 . National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges . Concord, New Hampshire . 978-0-578-30263-8 . 2021 . 62–88.
  4. Statement by Athens County Bridge Inspector
  5. Web site: Martinsville Road Covered Bridge . ClintonCountyOhio.Com . September 6, 2018.
  6. https://compassohio.com/blog/the-spellacy-covered-bridge-in-the-holmes-county-mohican-river-valley/

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