Sunday, April 22, 2018

MARTINSVILLE ROAD COVERED BRIDGE - MARTINSVILLE, OHIO















                                                                               TODDS FORK LITTLE MIAMI RIVER
                                                                                                CLINTON COUNTY
                                                                                                       BUILT - 1871

Length - 72'....WNW of Martinsville, Clark Township. OH28 W. 0.6 miles from jct with High St. in Martinsville, NW on CR80 (Martinsville Rd.) 0.6 miles to the bridge. Built by Zimri Wall. Wall co-founded the Champion Bridge Company the next year, which in 1999 was one of the oldest operating bridge companies in the U.S., and considers this bridge as its first work.  Placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. Bridge was rehabilitated in 2006. Open to through traffic. Truss Type - Covered Multiple Kingspost Through Truss.
World Guide to Covered Bridge Number - 35-14-09

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