Sunday, April 22, 2018
WARNKE COVERED BRIDGE - LEWISBURG, OHIO
SWAMP CREEK
PREBLE COUNTY
BUILT - 1895
Length - 52'.....NE of Lewisburg, Harrison Township. US40 E. 0.4 miles from jct with OH503 in Lewisburg, NE on Verona Rd. 1.5 miles, E. on Swamp Creek Rd. 0.2 miles to the bridge. Built by Everett S. Sherman. (Everett died soon after this was completed -it was his last one he built). Bridge was named for the Warnke family who lived close by. Rehabilitated in 2008 for a cost of $240,924. Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on October 8, 1976. Truss Type - Covered Childs Through Truss.
World Guide to Covered Bridge Number - 35-68-14
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