Sunday, May 6, 2018

GEORGE MILLER COVERED BRIDGE - RUSSELLVILLE, OHIO















                                                                                        WEST FORK EAGLE CREEK
                                                                                                  BROWN COUNTY
                                                                                                       BUILT - 1879

Length - 154' ....SE of Russellville, Byrd Township. US62 S. 1.2 miles from jct with OH125 in Russellville, E. on George Miller Rd. (CR77C) 2.3 miles to the bridge. Built by John Griffith of the Smith Bridge Company. The bridge was renovated in the 1990s by local Amish and Mennonite crews from the Amos Schwartz Construction of Geneva, Indiana. Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. Open to through traffic. Truss Type - Covered  Smith Through Truss.
World Guide to Covered Bridge Number - 35-08-34

Sunday, April 29, 2018

CREEK ROAD COVERED BRIDGE - CONNEAUT, OHIO








                                                                                                 CONNEAUT CREEK
                                                                                              ASHTABULA COUNTY
                                                                                                        BUILT - 1880

Length - SW of Conneaut, Conneaut Township. US20 W. 3.2 miles from jct with OH7 in Conneaut, S. on Amboy Rd. 0.6 miles, E. on Creek Rd. 0.3 miles to the bridge. Rehabilitated in 1963 and 1995. Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. Open to through traffic. Truss Type - Covered Town Lattice Through Truss.
World Guide to Covered Bridge Number - 35-04-05

MIDDLE ROAD COVERED BRIDGE - CONNEAUT, OHIO









                                                                                               CONNEAUT CREEK
                                                                                             ASHTABULA COUNTY
                                                                                                      BUILT  - 1868

Length - 136'....S. of Conneaut, Conneaut Township. OH7 S. 1.1 miles from jct with I90 just S. of Conneaut, E. on Ridge Rd. 1.2 miles, S. on Middle Rd. 0.15 miles to the bridge. Rehabilitated in 1984. Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. Open to traffic. Truss Type - Covered Howe Single Span Through Truss.
World Guide to Covered Bridge Number - 35-04-06

BICKHAM COVERED BRIDGE - RUSSELLS POINT, OHIO









                                                                             SOUTH FORK GREAT MIAMI RIVER
                                                                                             LOGAN COUNTY
                                                                                                  BUILT - 1877

Length - 94'....E. of Russells Point, Richland Township. OH366 E. 2.6 miles from jct with OH708 in Russells Point, continue E. CR38 0.1 miles, N. on CR38 0.2 miles to the bridge. Built by Smith Bridge Company of Toledo, Ohio. Open to traffic. Rehabilitated in 1959. Truss Type - Covered Howe 14 Panel Through Truss
World Guide to Covered Bridge Number - 35-46-03

MCCOLLY COVERED BRIDGE - LEWISTOWN, OHIO








                                                                                       
                                                                                                GREAT MIAMI RIVER
                                                                                                     LOGAN COUNTY
                                                                                                           BUILT - 1876

Length - 135'....SSW of Russells Point, Bloomfield/Washington Township. OH708 S. (curves W.) 1.7 miles from jct with US33 in Russells Point, S. on OH235 3.8 miles, W. on CR13 1.0 miles to the bridge. Built by the Anderson Green Company of Sidney Ohio, for a cost of $3103. Named after a nearby land owner, Nicholas McColly. Rehabilitated in 1943, and in 1958, with reinforcement with steel. And in 2000, the Amos B. Schwartz Construction Company of Geneva, Indiana was hired to repair the bridge, and it was reopened on November 14, 2000, ten months and over $690.000 after the finish of repairs. Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on May 28, 1975. Open to through traffic. Truss Type - Covered Howe Through Truss.
World Guide to Covered Bridge Number - 35-46-01

GEETINGS COVERED BRIDGE - LEWISBURG, OHIO




















                                                                                                 PRICE CREEK
                                                                                             PREBLE COUNTY
                                                                                                   BUILT - 1894

Length - 100'....W. of Lewisburg, Monroe Township. US40 W. 3.0 miles from jct with OH503 in Lewisburg, S. on Yohe Rd. 0.5 miles, W. on Price Rd. 0.1 miles to the bridge. Built by Everett S. Sherman for $2691. It was named for Dave Geeting who owned land to the south and west of the bridge. He was given the honor of the first one to drive across it. Rehabilitated in 1973 and 2008 with a cost of $379,753. Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on August 19, 1975. Truss Type - Covered Childs Through Truss
World Guide to Covered Bridge Number - 35-68-13