COVERED BRIDGES IN OHIO +
HISTORIC COVERED BRIDGES IN OHIO AND THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES
Friday, May 26, 2023
STONELICK/PERINTOWN COVERED BRIDGE - OWENSVILLE, OHIO
Sunday, October 2, 2022
OHIO COVERED BRIDGES (74)
As you drive along on old country roads, up in the hills and the hollers, and on one lane gravel/dirt roads, you will occasionally see them; the old covered bridges… Nostalgia overwhelms you as you admire the historic constructed bridges of yesteryear and you take a relaxing step back in time from the modern and mostly boring, freeways that crisscross the country. Some of these bridges are still being utilized for local traffic thoroughfare, while others over the past 20-30 years have been bypassed by modern roads and bridges. All the covered bridges on this blog were originally constructed over a hundred years ago, and still sit in their original location. True, most have been partly rebuilt, sometimes with the original lumber, or similar lumber with the original designs. Often, they are partially repairs to just the roof and sidings. Some others have had added structural strengthening to support modern traffic. There are various reasons why the covered bridges were initially built, however one of the main reasons for their existence was the maintenance factor of structural integrity. As was later discovered, covered wooden bridges ultimately averaged ten times the lifespan of uncovered ones. The cover allowed the timbered trusses and braces to season properly and kept the water out of the joints, prolonging their lives by seven to eight times that of an uncovered bridge.
I do want to mention a type of bibliography, resources that has helped me so much with my research and data collecting.., Wikipedia, Bridgehunter.com, Dale Travis with his numerous state's Covered Bridges List, and James Walsh with his interactive Covered Bridge Maps (Which unfortunately due to extreme service charges, is no longer active). Also, the many other state's internet sites that help me validate other sources information.
Note: to see all of the bridges, as you get to bottom of each page, click on "older posts" on lower right hand side.
STONELICK/PERINTOWN COVERED BRIDGE - OWENSVILLE, OHIO
MULL COVERED BRIDGE - FREEMONT, OHIO
STEVENSON ROAD COVERED BRIDGE - XENIA, OHIIO
PARKER COVERED BRIDGE - UPPER SANDUSKY, OHIO
SWARTZ COVERED BRIDGE - UPPER SANDUSKY, OHIO
HARSHAVILLE COVERED BRIDGE - SEAMAN, OHIO
FOREAKER/WEDDLE COVERED BRIDGE - GRAYSVILLE, OHIO
JOHNSON ROAD/CRABTREE COVERED BRIDGE - JACKSON, OHIO
TEEGARDEN/CENTENNIAL COVERED BRIDGE - LISBON, OHIO
BALLARD COVERED BRIDGE - JAMESTOWN, OHIO
HELMICK MILL COVERED BRIDGE - MCCONNELLSVILLE, OHIO
BELL COVERED BRIDGE - BARLOW, OHIO
BLACKWOOD COVERED BRIDGE - SHADE, OHIO
MT. OLIVE COVERED BRIDGE -ALLENSVILLE, OHIO
BYER COVERED BRIDGE - BYER, OHIO
CRABTREE/JOHNSON ROAD COVERED BRIDGE - STOCKDALE, OHIO
OTWAY COVERED BRIDGE - OTWAY, OHIO
BUCKSKIN COVERED BRIDGE - SOUTH SALEM, OHIO
JOHNSON MILL(SALT CREEK) COVERED BRIDGE - NORWICH, OHIO
INDIAN CAMP COVERED BRIDGE - CAMBRIDGE, OHIO
MANCHESTER COVERED BRIDGE - CALDWELL, OHIO
PARRISH COVERED BRIDGE - CALDWELL, OHIO
COVERED BRIDGES IN OTHER STATES (270)
Although initially I had planned on just doing a photoblog of Ohio covered bridges, I had found a wonderland of covered bridges as I drove through other states on my travels. As I travel through these other states searching for covered bridges, rarely do I not find myself driving on unimproved roads, mostly 1 1/2 lane where I must pull off to the shoulder as I pass other cars. Frequently I find myself on one lane dirt/gravel roads where I have had to back up to wide enough areas for the upcoming traffic can get by me. However, the beauty that finds me makes this road inconvenience seem minimal as I travel through nature's solitude of forested areas with valley, gullies, cliffs, and narrows. And, of course numerous creeks, and rivers.
What interests me about these bridge is the diverse construction methods; and as years went by on how they kept these bridges modern for today's traffic. What is extremely sad is the extreme numerous incidents where vandals have destroyed hundreds of these covered bridges. Although numerous times, careful bridge reconstruction has salvaged some of these historical sites.
TO BE SURE TO SEE ALL THE BRIDGES, WHEN YOU SCROLL TO THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE BE SURE TO CLICK ON "OLDER POSTS".
ALABAMA (6)
WEAVERS/ISAAC SHEARER'S MILL COVERED BRIDGE - GOODVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA
BUCHER'S MILL COVERED BRIDGE - REAMSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
BITZER'S MILL/EBERLY'S CIDER MILL COVERED BRIDGE - EPHRATA, PENNSYLVANIA
ERB'S COVERED BRIDGE - AKRON, PENNSYLVANIA
ZOOK'S MILL/ROSE HILL COVERED BRIDGE - AKRON, PENNSYLVANIA
PINETOWN/NOLT'S POINT MILL COVERED BRIDGE - LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA
SPEAKMAN #1 COVERED BRIDGE - COATESVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA
MERCER'S MILL COVERED BRIDGE - ATGLEN, PENNSYLVANIA
GLEN HOPE COVERED BRIDGE - OXFORD, PENNSYLVANIA
LINTON STEPHENS COVERED BRIDGE - OXFORD, PENNSYLVANIA
PINE GROVE COVERED BRIDGE - OXFORD, PENNSYLVANIA
WHITE ROCK FORGE COVERED BRIDGE - KIRKWOOD, PENNSYLVANIA
BAUMGARDNER COVERED BRIDGE - WILLOW STREET, PENNSYLVANIA
LIME VALLEY/STRASBURG COVERED BRIDGE - WILLOW STREET, PENNSYLVANIA
LANDIS MILL COVERED BRIDGE - LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA
KAUFFMAN'S DISTILLERY COVERED BRIDGE - MANHEIM, PENNSYLVANIA
SHENCK'S MILL COVERED BRIDGE - LANDISVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA
FORRY'S MILL - MARIETTA, PENNSYLVANIA
SIEGRIST'S MILL COVERED BRIDGE - MARIETTA, PENNSYLVANIA
FORKSVILLE COVERED BRIDGE - FORKSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA
KNAPPS/LUTHER'S MILL COVERED BRIDGE - TOWANDA, PENNSYLVANIA
SONESTOWN/DAVIDSON COVERED BRIDGE - SONESTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
KRAMER COVERED BRIDGE - ORANGEVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA
PATTERSON COVERED BRIDGE - ORANGEVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA
STILLWATER COVERED BRIDGE - STILLWATER, PENNSYLVANIA
JOSIAH HESS/LAUBACH COVERED BRIDGE - ORANGEVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA
EAST & WEST PADEN COVERED BRIDGES - ORANGEVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA
WANICH COVERED BRIDGE - BLOOMSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA
RUPERT COVERED BRIDGE - BLOOMSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA
HOLLINGSHEAD COVERED BRIDGE - CATAWISSA, PENNSYLVANIA
SNYDER COVERED BRIDGE - CATAWISSA, PENNSYLVANIA
DAVIS COVERED BRIDGE - CATAWISSA, PENNSYLVANIA
ESTHER FURNACE COVERED BRIDGE - CATAWISSA, PENNSYLVANIA
PARR'S MILL COVERED BRIDGE - CATAWISSA, PENNSYLVANIA
JOHNSON COVERED BRIDGE - ELYSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA
KRIEGBAUM/KRICKBAUM COVERED BRIDGE - ELYSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA
RICHARDS COVERED BRIDGE - ELYSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA
HIMMEL'S CHURCH COVERED BRIDGE - REBUCK, PENNSYLVANIA
HENNINGER FARM COVERED BRIDGE - ELIZABETHVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA
ROCK COVERED BRIDGE - PINE GROVE, PENNSYLVANIA
SCHUYKILL/ZIMMERMAN COVERED BRIDGE - PINE GROVE, PENNSYLVANIA
JUD CHRISTIAN COVERED BRIDGE - SERENO, PENNSYLVANIA
LAIRDSVILLE/MORELAND COVERED BRIDGE - LAIRDSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA
FACTORY/HORSHAM COVERED BRIDGE - WHITE DEER, PENNSYLVANIA
RISHEL COVERED BRIDGE - MONTANDON, PENNSYLVANIA
SAM ECKMAN COVERED BRIDGE - SERENO, PENNSYLVANIA
GOTTLIEB BROWN/SAM WAGNER COVERED BRIDGE - MILTON, PENNSYLVANIA
SHOEMAKER COVERED BRIDGE - MILLVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA
KEEFER MILL COVERED BRIDGE - WASHINGTONVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA
CREASYVILLE COVERED BRIDGE - JACKSON, PENNSYLVANIA
HASSENPLUG COVERED BRIDGE - MIFFLINBURG, PENNSYLVANIA
HAYES COVERED BRIDGE - MIFFLINBURG, PENNSYLVANIA
MILLMONT RED/GLEN IRON COVERED BRIDGE - MILLMONT, PENNSYLVANIA
DREESE'S/BEAVERTOWN COVERED BRIDGE - BEAVERTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
RED COVERED BRIDGE - LIVERPOOL, PENNSYLVANIA
NORTH ORIENTAL/CURRY'S CORNER - COVERED BRIDGE - ORIENTAL, PENNSYLVANIA
ALINE/MEISERVILLE COVERED BRIDGE - MEISERVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA
RAMP COVERED BRIDGE - NEWBURG, PENNSYLVANIA
FLEISHER'S COVERED BRIDGE - NEWPORT, PENNSYLVANIA
ACADEMIA/POMEROY COVERED BRIDGE - ACADEMIA, PENNSYLVANIA
ST MARY'S/SHADE GAP COVERED BRIDGE - SHADE GAP, PENNSYLVANIA
SACHS/SAUCK'S COVERED BRIDGE - GETTYSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA
JACK'S MOUNTAIN COVERED BRIDGE - FAIRFIELD, PENNSYLVANIA
MARTIN'S MILL/SHINDLE COVERED BRIDGE - GREENCASTLE, PENNSYLVANIA
WITHERSPOON/RED COVERED BRIDGE - MERCERSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA
HALLS MILL COVERED BRIDGE - HOPEWELL, PENNSYLVANIA
OSTERBURG/BOWSER COVERED BRIDGE - OSTERBURG, PENNSYLVANIA
SNOOKS/DUNNINGS CREEK COVERED BRIDGE - PLEASANTVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA
HERLINE/KINTON COVERED BRIDGE - MANNS CHOICE, PENNSYLVANIA
COLVIN COVERED BRIDGE - SCHELLSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA
DIEHLS/TURNER'S COVERED BRIDGE - MANNS CHOICE, PENNSYLVANIA
CARMICHAELS COVERED BRIDGE - CARMICHAELS, PENNSYLVANIA
SAWHILL/BUFFALO CREEK COVERED BRIDGE - TAYLORSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
ERSKINE COVERED BRIDGE - WEST ALEXANDER, PENNSYLVANIA
CRAWFORD COVERED BRIDGE - WEST FINLEY, PENNSYLVANIA
JACKSON'S MILL COVERED BRIDGE - BREEZEWOOD, PENNSYLVANIA
LOWER HUMBERT/FAIDLEY COVERED BRIDGE - URSINA, PENNSYLVANIA
KINGS COVERED BRIDGE - NEW CENTERVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA
PACK SADDLE COVERED BRIDGE - BERLIN, PENNSYLVANIA
HEWITT COVERED BRIDGE - CHANEYSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA
BURKHOLDER/BEECHDALE COVERED BRIDGE - GARRETT, PENNSYLVANIA
PALO ALTO/FISCHTNER COVERED BRIDGE - HYNDMAN, PENNSYLVANIA
BARRONVALE COVERED BRIDGE - NEW CENTERVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA
BELLS MILLS COVERED BRIDGE - WEST NEWTON, PENNSYLVANIA
HENRY COVERED BRIDGE - NEW EAGLE, PENNSYLVANIA
WRIGHT/CERL COVERED BRIDGE - BENTLEY, PENNSYLVANIA
LEATHERMAN COVERED BRIDGE - COKEBURG, PENNSYLVANIA
HUGHES COVERED BRIDGE - TEN MILE, PENNSYLVANIA
LANGDON L. MILLER COVERED BRIDGE - WEST FINLEY, PENNSYLVANIA
SCOTT COVERED BRIDGE - ROGERSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA
NETTIE WOODS/WOODS COVERED BRIDGE - WAYNESBURG, PENNSYLVANIA
SHRIVER COVERED BRIDGE - ROGERSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA
BLANEY/MAYS COVERED BRIDGE - WEST ALEXANDER, PENNSYLVANIA
DANLEY COVERED BRIDGE - CLAYSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA
PLANT'S COVERED BRIDGE - EAST FINLEY, PENNSYLVANIA
SPROWLS COVERED BRIDGE - EAST FINLEY, PENNSYLVANIA
DAY COVERED BRIDGE - PROSPERITY, PENNSYLVANIA
BAILEY COVERED BRIDGE - AMITY, PENNSYLVANIA
TRUSAL/DICE COVERED BRIDGE - CHAMBERSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA
HARMON'S COVERED BRIDGE - CHAMBERSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA
KINTERSBURG COVERED BRIDGE - HOME, PENNSYLVANIA
MCGEE'S MILL COVERED BRIDGE - MCGEE'S MILL, PENNSYLVANIA
KIDD'S MILL COVERED BRIDGE -GREENVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA
BANKS COVERED BRIDGE - VOLANT, PENNSYLVANIA
MCCONNELL'S MILL COVERED BRIDGE - ROSE POINT, PENNSYLVANIA
VERMONT (8)
TAFTSVILLE COVERED BRIDGE - TAFTSVILLE, VERMONT
DEPOT COVERED BRIDGE - PITTSFORD, VERMONT
HAMMOND COVERED BRIDGE - PITTSFORD, VERMONT
SANDERSON COVERED BRIDGE - BRANDON, VERMONT
EAST SHOREHAM COVERED BRIDGE - SHOREHAM, VERMONT
PULP MILL COVERED BRIDGE - MIDDLEBURY, VERMONT
HALPIN COVERED BRIDGE - MIDDLEBURY, VERMONT
HOLMES CREEK COVERED BRIDGE - CHARLOTTE, VERMONT
KENTUCKY (11)
OLD TOWN COVERED BRIDGE - OLD TOWN, KENTUCKY
BENNETT'S MILL COVERED BRIDGE - SOUTH SHORE, KENTUCKY
JOHNSON CREEK COVERED BRIDGE - PIQUA, KENTUCKY
WALCOTT/WHITE COVERED BRIDGE - BLADESTON, KENTUCKY
DOVER/LEE'S CREEK COVERED BRIDGE - DOVER, KENTUCKY
COLVILLE COVERED BRIDGE - COLVILLE, KENTUCKY
GRANGE CITY COVERED BRIDGE - GRANGE CITY, KENTUCKY
RINGOS MILL COVERED BRIDGE - HILLSBORO, KENTUCKY
GODDARD/WHITE COVERED BRIDGE - GODDARD, KENTUCKY
SWITZER COVERED BRIDGE - FRANKFORT, KENTUCKY
MOUNT ZION/BEECH FORK COVERED BRIDGE - MAUD, KENTUCKY
NEW YORK (2)
EAGLEVILLE COVERED BRIDGE - SHUSHAN, NEW YORK
BUSKIRK COVERED BRIDGE - BUSKIRK, NEW YORK
MAINE (2)
PORTER/PARSONSFIELD COVERED BRIDGE - PORTER, MAINE
HEMLOCK COVERED BRIDGE - FRYEBURG, MAINE
NEW HAMPSHIRE (1)
JACKSON/HONEYMOON COVERED BRIDGE - JACKSON, NEW HAMPSHIRE
WEST VIRGINIA (12)
BARRACKVILLE COVERED BRIDGE - BARRACKVILLE, WEST VIRGINIA
HOKES MILL COVERED BRIDGE - RONCEVERTE, WEST VIRGINIA
HERNS MILL COVERED BRIDGE - LEWISBURG, WEST VIRGINIA
INDIAN CREEK COVERED BRIDGE - UNION, WEST VIRGINIA
LAUREL CREEK COVERED BRIDGE - GREENVILLE, WEST VIRGINIA
MICHIGAN (3)
ADA/BRADFIELD COVERED BRIDGE - ADA, MICHIGAN
FALLASBURG COVERED BRIDGE - LOWELL, MICHIGAN
LANGLEY COVERED BRIDGE - CENTREVILLE, MICHIGAN
ILLINOIS (5)
MARYLAND (4)
JERICHO COVERED BRIDGE - KINGSVILLE, MARYLAND
GILPIN'S FALLS COVERED BRIDGE - NORTH EAST, MARYLAND
LOYS STATION COVERED BRIDGE - THURMONT, MARYLAND
UTICA MILLS COVERED BRIDGE - FREDERICK, MARYLAND
VIRGINIA (4)
MEEMS BOTTOM COVERED BRIDGE - MOUNT JACKSON, VIRGINIA
HUMPBACK COVERED BRIDGE -COVINGTON, VIRGINIA
SINKING CREEK COVERED BRIDGE - NEWPORT, VIRGINIA
LINKS FARM COVERED BRIDGE - MAYBROOK, VIRGINIA
INDIANA (68)
RICHLAND-PLUMMER CREEK COVERED BRIDGE - BLOOMFIELD, INDIANA
OLD RED COVERED BRIDGE - OWENSVILLE, INDIANA
WHEELING COVERED BRIDGE - PRINCETON, INDIANA
HUFFMAN'S MILL COVERED BRIDGE - TROY, INDIANA
CATARACT FALLS COVERED BRIDGE - CLOVERDALE, INDIANA
DEER'S MILL COVERED BRIDGE - ALAMO, INDIANA
DARLINGTON COVERED BRIDGE - DARLINGTON, INDIANA
ROB ROY COVERED BRIDGE - ATTICA, INDIANA
LANCASTER/BEARD COVERED BRIDGE - ROSSVILLE, INDIANA
ADAMS MILL COVERED BRIDGE - CUTLER, INDIANA
SPENCERVILLE/COBURN COVERED BRIDGE - SPENCERVILLE, INDIANA
WESTPORT COVERED BRIDGE - WESTPORT, INDIANA
SHIELDSTOWN/SHIELD'S MILL COVERED BRIDGE - BROWNSTOWN, INDIANA
MOSCOW COVERED BRIDGE - MOSCOW, INDIANA
WILLIAMS COVERED BRIDGE - WILLIAMS, INDIANA
MEDORA COVERED BRIDGE - MEDORA, INDIANA
SCIPIO COVERED BRIDGE - SCIPIO, INDIANA
JAMES/GRAHAM CREEK COVERED BRIDGE - VERNON, INDIANA
OTTER CREEK/HOLTON COVERED BRIDGE - HOLTON, INDIANA
BUSCHING COVERED BRIDGE - VERSAILLES, INDIANA
STOCKHEUGH/ENOCHSBURG COVERED BRIDGE - ENOCHSBURG, INDIANA
WILKINS MILL COVERED BRIDGE - BLOOMINGDALE, INDIANA
JACKSON/ROCKPORT COVERED BRIDGE - BLOOMINGDALE, INDIANA
WEST UNION COVERED BRIDGE - WEST UNION, INDIANA
MECCA COVERED BRIDGE - MECCA, INDIANA
CROOKS COVERED BRIDGE - ROCKVILLE, INDIANA
NEET COVERED BRIDGE - CATLIN, INDIANA
NARROWS COVERED BRIDGE - MARSHALL, INDIANA
MC ALLISTER'S COVERED BRIDGE - CATLIN, INDIANA
NEVINS COVERED BRIDGE - CATLIN, INDIANA
ZACKE COX COVERED BRIDGE - CATLIN, INDIANA
HARRY EVANS COVERED BRIDGE - ROSEDALE, INDIANA
ROSEVILLE COVERED BRIDGE - ROSEDALE, INDIANA
THORPE FORD COVERED BRIDGE - ROSEDALE, INDIANA
CONLEY'S FORD COVERED BRIDGE - MANSFIELD, INDIANA
BIG ROCKY FORK/MURPHY COVERED BRIDGE - MANSFIELD, INDIANA
MANSFIELD COVERED BRIDGE - MANSFIELD, INDIANA
DUNBAR COVERED BRIDGE - GREENCASTLE, INDIANA
EDNA COLLINGS COVERED BRIDGE - BELLMORE, INDIANA
OAKALLA COVERED BRIDGE - GREENCASTLE, INDIANA
HOUCK COVERED BRIDGE - PUTNAMVILLE, INDIANA
DICK HUFFMAN COVERED BRIDGE - REELSVILLE, INDIANA
COX FORD COVERED BRIDGE - BLOOMINGDALE, INDIANA
MARSHALL COVERED BRIDGE - TANGIER, INDIANA
RUSH CREEK COVERED BRIDGE - TANGIER, INDIANA
MILL CREEK/ TOW PATH COVERED BRIDGE - TANGIER, INDIANA
CADES MILL COVERED BRIDGE - VEEDERSBURG, INDIANA
WALLACE COVERED BRIDGE - WALLACE, INDIANA
PINE BLUFF COVERED BRIDGE - BAINBRIDGE, INDIANA
ROLLING STONE COVERED BRIDGE - BAINBRIDGE, INDIANA
BAKERS CAMP/HILLIS COVERED BRIDGE - BAINBRIDGE, INDIANA
BILLIE CREEK COVERED BRIDGE - ROCKVILLE, INDIANA
PHILLIPS COVERED BRIDGE - MONTEZUMA, INDIANA
MELCHER COVERED BRIDGE - MONTEZUMA, INDIANA
SIM SMITH COVERED BRIDGE - MONTEZUMA, INDIANA
NEWPORT/MOREHEAD COVERED BRIDGE - NEWPORT, INDIANA
EUGENE COVERED BRIDGE - EUGENE, INDIANA
PORTLAND MILLS/DOOLEY STATION COVERED BRIDGE - WAVELAND, INDIANA
CORNSTALK COVERED BRIDGE - PARKERSBURG, INDIANA
FORSYTHE MILL COVERED BRIDGE - MOSCOW, INDIANA
NORRIS FORD COVERED BRIDGE - RUSHVILLE, INDIANA
NORTH MANCHESTER COVERED BRIDGE - NORTH MANCHESTER, INDIANA
ROANN COVERED BRIDGE - ROANN, INDIANA
SMITH COVERED BRIDGE -RUSHVILLE, INDIANA
OFFUTT'S FORD COVERED BRIDGE - ARLINGTON, INDIANA
POTTER'S COVERED BRIDGE - NOBLESVILLE, INDIANA
CUMBERLAND/MATTHEWS COVERED BRIDGE - MATTHEW