Parker Covered Bridge Explained

Parker Covered Bridge
Coordinates:40.9031°N -83.2447°W
Built:1873
Builder:J.C. Davis
Architecture:Howe Truss
Added:March 31, 1975
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:75001558

The Parker Covered Bridge, near Upper Sandusky, Ohio, was built in 1873 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.

It is located in Crane Township, Wyandot County, Ohio, about 5miles northeast of Upper Sandusky on Township Road 40A.

It is a Howe truss covered bridge built by J.C. Davis.

The bridge was burned on May 17, 1991 and was restored in 1993. It is 171.9feet in total length with span 162.1feet long.[1]

It is covered in the Ohio Historic Places Dictionary.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Parker Covered Bridge 35-88-03 . Bridgehunter. With 21 photos.
  2. Book: Ohio Historic Places Dictionary, Volume 2 . 1999 . Somerset Publishers, Inc.. Lorrie K. Owen . 1469. 9781878592705 .