FOREAKER/WEDDLE COVERED BRIDGE - GRAYSVILLE, OHIO

                                                                                             LITTLE MUSKINGUM RIVER
                                                                                                      MONROE COUNTY
                                                                                                             BUILT - 1886

Length - 92'.... ESE of Graysville, Perry Township. Greenbrier Rd. SE 3.4 miles from jct with OH26 in Graysville, N. (left) on Plainview Road 1.0 miles to the bridge. Although main bridge the builder was anonymous, the abutments were built by Isaiah Cline. The bridge was named Foreaker for the family which owned the adjacent farm; the Foreakers sold the property in 1925 to a Mr. Weddle. The bridge was reinforced in 1938 for automobile traffic and has been continued to be maintained by the county. It was rehabilitated in 2003. It was posted to the National Register of Historic Places on June 5, 1975. Open to through traffic. Truss Type - Single Span Structure With a King Post Truss Core, the abutments have been reinforced with concrete to add stability while the floor with oak planks with additional beams and supportive I-beams being added later.
World Guide to Covered Bridges Number - WGCB - 35-56-14