Sunday, September 16, 2018

MT. OLIVE COVERED BRIDGE - ALLENSVILLE, OHIO









                                                                                      MIDDLE FORK SALT CREEK
                                                                                                VINTON COUNTY
                                                                                                      BUILT - 1875

Length - 48'... Was also previous known as the Grandstaff Bridge, named after the family at the time of the bridge being built who owned the land surrounding this bridge. NE of Allensville, Richland Township. Goosecreek Rd. N. 1.5 miles from jct with US50 in Allensville, E. on Mount Olive Rd. 50' to the bridge on the N. side of the road. Built by George Washington Pilcher. Rehabilitated in 1963. Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on October 8, 1976. Closed to motor traffic. Truss Type - Covered Queenpost Through Truss.
World Guide to Covered Bridge Number - 35-82-04

Saturday, September 15, 2018

BYER COVERED BRIDGE - BYER, OHIO









                                                                                                  RIVER - PIGEON CREEK
                                                                                                      JACKSON COUNTY
                                                                                                             BUILT - 1872

Length - 74' .... In Byer, section 7, Washington Township. OH327 NW 7.5 miles from jct with OH788 at Wellston, W. on Welsh (Main) St. 0.15 miles, S. on CR31 0.1 miles to the bridge. Restored 2003. Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on October 21, 1975.  Open to through traffic. Truss Type - Covered Smith Through Truss
World Guide to Covered Bridge Number - 35-40-08

CRABTREE/JOHNSON ROAD COVERED BRIDGE - STOCKDALE, OHIO








                                                                          BRUSHY FORK LITTLE SCIOTO RIVER
                                                                                             JACKSON COUNTY
                                                                                                    BUILT - 1870

Length - 71'.... 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. Rehabilitated 2000. Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on August 23, 1984. Open to through traffic. Truss Type -Covered Smith Through Truss.
World Guide to Covered Bridge Number - 35-40-06

Thursday, September 13, 2018

OTWAY COVERED BRIDGE - OTWAY, OHIO







                                                                                           RIVER - SCIOTO BRUSH CREEK
                                                                                                            BUILT - 1874
                                                                                                       SCIOTO COUNTY

Length - 127', total 171'. Original Covered Portion was 200'.... SW of Otway, Brush Township. OH73 S. 0.2 miles from jct with OH348 in Otway, W. on OH348 0.25 miles, N. on Curtis Smith Rd. 0.1 miles to the bridge on the E. side of the road. Built by Smith Bridge Co. Smith truss w/arches added in 1896, bypassed in 1963. A 1920s Polygonal Warren Rivetted Pony Truss added as an approach. Covered bridge was rebuilt 2014. Bridge was posted to the National Register of Historic Places on May 3, 1974. Open to through traffic. Truss Type - Covered Smith Through Truss with Arches.
World Guide to Covered Bridge Number - 35-73-15

Wednesday, September 12, 2018

BUCKSKIN COVERED BRIDGE - SOUTH SALEM, OHIO









                                                                                                 RIVER - BUCKSKIN CREEK
                                                                                                            ROSS COUNTY
                                                                                                               BUILT - 1873

Length - 102'... W. of South Salem, Buckskin Township. Broadway St. (becomes Lower Twin Rd.) W. 0.4 miles from jct with Stewart St. in South Salem to the bridge. Rebuilt 2006. Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on March 4, 1975. Open to through traffic. Truss Type - Covered Smith 10 Panel Through Truss
World Guide to Covered Bridge Number - 35-71-02

Sunday, August 19, 2018

SWITZER COVERED BRIDGE - FRANKFORT, KENTUCKY











                                                                                           NORTH ELKHORN CREEK
                                                                                                 FRANKLIN COUNTY
                                                                                                         BUILT - 1855

Length - 120'.... Approx. 8 miles N/E of Frankfort, US Rt-460 to left to north on Switzer Rd., right on on Rocky Branch Rd., bridge on left 300'. Built by George Hockensmith. Restored in 1906 by Louis Bower. Restored in 1990, and in 1998 after flood washed bridge off its supports. Closed to through traffic, open to pedestrians. Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on September 6, 1974. Truss Type - Covered Howe Through Truss.
World Guide to Covered Bridge Number - 17-37-01

MOUNT ZION/BEECH FORK COVERED BRIDGE - MAUD, KENTUCKY








                                                                                                        RIVER - BEECH FORK
                                                                                                      WASHINGTON COUNTY
                                                                                                                 BUILT - 1865

Length - 211'.... Bluegrass Parkway to south on Rt.55, left on Rt.458/Mt. Zion Rd., approx 2 1/2 miles on left. Built by Cornelius Barnes. Rehabilitated in 1982 and 2017. The 2017 restoration of the bridge was completed by Arnold M. Graton & Associates. 80%+ of the original bridge was able to be reused. The abutments were covered with gunite at some point in time. In the restoration much of the stone was rotated so the gunite-covered face is hidden to make the bridge more picturesque. Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on March 26, 1976. Truss Type - Covered Multiple Kingpost Through Truss with Added Arches. *During the 2015-2017 restoration of the bridge it was determined by the contractor, Arnold M. Graton Associates of Ashland, New Hampshire, that the arches were a early modification to the bridge. As such, the bridge is now correctly classified as a Multiple Kingpost Truss with added arches.   
World Guide to Covered Bridge Number - 17-115-01