Sunday, April 29, 2018

CHRISTMAN COVERED BRIDGE - EATON, OHIO


















                                                                                                SEVEN MILE CREEK
                                                                                                    PREBLE COUNTY
                                                                                                         BUILT - 1895

Length - 92'.....NW of Eaton, Washington Township. US127 N. 1.5 miles from jct with US35 in Eaton, W. on Washington Jackson Rd. 0.75 miles, NW on Eaton Gettysburg Rd. 0.35 miles, continue NW on Eaton New Hope Rd. 250' to the bridge. Built by Everett S. Sherman at a total cost of $4,250. Rehabilitation work undertaken from 2007-2008 cost $331.093. It was named for  Solomon Christman who owned the land around the bridge and operated a sawmill downstream. Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on October 22, 1976. Rebuilt 2008. Truss Type - Covered Childs Through Truss
World Guide to Covered Bridge Number - 35-68-12

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

SPAIN CREEK COVERED BRIDGE - NORTH LEWISBURG, OHIO























                                                                                                    SPAIN CREEK
                                                                                                  UNION COUNTY
                                                                                                      BUILT - 1870

Length - 64'.....Also called  Inskeep Covered Bridge. W. of Marysville, Allen Township. OH245 W. 6.3 miles from jct with US33 in Marysville, N. on Inskeep Cratty Rd. 100 yds to the bridge. Located on Inskeep-Cratty Road near North Lewisburg, Ohio. The bridge was built by Rueben L. Partridge of Marysville, Ohio. The windows and awnings are not original, having been added prior to the 1930s. Bridge was renovated in 1988 by strengthening the bridge floor by adding large wood girders and wood floor panels to carry the additional weight of modern traffic. Open to through traffic. Truss Type - Covered Partridge Through Truss.
World Guide to Covered Bridge Number - 35-80-02