Reed Bridge Explained

Reed Bridge
Coordinates:40.1497°N -83.3806°W
Architecture:Partridge truss
Added:March 4, 1975
Area:1acres
Refnum:75001547

The Reed Bridge, near Marysville, Ohio, was a Partridge truss covered bridge. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.

It was a single-span wooden bridge which spanned Big Darby Creek.[1]

It was built by Reuben Partridge in 1884 and spanned over 150feet. It was the longest covered bridge in Union County.

It was located 3.5 miles south of Marysville off State Route 38 in Darby Township, Union County, Ohio. It was bypassed by Route 38 in the 1960s. The bridge collapsed on August 19, 1993.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Ohio Historic Places Dictionary, Volume 2 . 1999 . Somerset Publishers, Inc.. Lorrie K. Owen . September 7, 2018 . 1364. 9781878592705 .
  2. Web site: Reed Covered Bridge.