Palos Covered Bridge Explained

Palos Covered Bridge
Coordinates:39.5253°N -82.0719°W
Architecture:Multiple kingpost truss
Added:November 11, 1977
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:77001041

The Palos Covered Bridge, in Athens County, Ohio near Glouster, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. It is a multiple kingpost truss covered bridge.

It is a single-span bridge spanning the east fork of Sunday Creek about one mile north of Glouster off State Route 13, in Trimble Township, Athens County, Ohio. It served the W. P. Rice Mine, a coal mine which operated from 1913 to 1925.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Ohio Historic Places Dictionary, Volume 2 . 1999 . Somerset Publishers, Inc.. Lorrie K. Owen . 46. 9781878592705 .