BRUSHY FORK LITTLE SCIOTO RIVER
JACKSON COUNTY
BUILT 1870
Length - 71'....Also called Petersburg Covered Bridge. SW of Jackson, section 31, Scioto Township. OH139 (Broadway St.) SW (curves W.) 0.4 miles from jct with OH93 in Jackson, continue W. (curves SW) on OH776 12.2 miles, E. (curves NE) on Johnson Rd. 0.6 miles to the bridge. Built by Robert W. Smith, using his 1869 patent for the Smith truss design. While most all of the covered bridges built in Jackson County in the 19th century used this design, this one is the only known example still standing in the state. Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on August 23, 1984. Renovated in 2000. Open to through traffic in 2020. Truss Type - Covered Smith Through Truss
World Guide to Covered Bridge Number - 35-40-06
