KIDWELL COVERED BRIDGE - JACKSONVILLE, OHIO

                                                                                                      SUNDAY CREEK
                                                                                                     ATHENS COUNTY
                                                                                                           BUILT - 1880

Length - 96'.... SSW of Jacksonville, Dover Township. OH13 S. 1.7 miles from jct with 1^st St. on the W. side of Jacksonville, W. on Monserat Rd. 0.2 miles to the bridge. Built by August Borneman of Hocking Valley Bridge Works of Lancaster, Ohio. Named for the Kidwell family which operated a saw mill and grist mill about 1/4 mile north along the creek. Temporarily closed to traffic in 1978 due to damage from over weight truck. Then the bridge has been stabilized, renovated and structurally strengthened by the County Engineer's office of Athens County, Ohio. Re-opened to through traffic. Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on April 11, 1977. Truss Type - Covered Single Span Howe Through Truss
World Guide to Covered Bridge Number - 35-05-02