List of covered bridges in Ohio

This is a list of Ohio covered bridges. There are over 125 historic wooden covered bridges in the U.S. state of Ohio. Many are still in use. Ashtabula County has 17 covered bridges,[1]:33 including a lattice truss bridge. Fairfield County has 18 covered bridges.[1]:68–69 The Smolen–Gulf Bridge, at 613 feet, is the longest in both Ohio and the United States. The West Liberty Covered Bridge, at 18 feet, is the shortest in both.

List of covered bridges

Name[1] Image Location (in Ohio)[1] Year Built[1] Notes
Adams Covered Bridge Malta, Morgan County 1875 Also called San Toy Covered Bridge
Armstrong Covered Bridge Cambridge, Guernsey County 1849 Also called Clio Covered Bridge. Located in Cambridge Park
Baker Covered Bridge West Rushville, Fairfield County 1871 also called R.F. Baker Bridge
Ballard Road Covered Bridge Jasper Township, Greene County 1883
Barkhurst Mill Covered Bridge Marion Township, Morgan County 1872 also known as Williams Covered Bridge
Bay Covered Bridge McArthur, Vinton County 1876 also known as Tinker Covered Bridge
Bell Covered Bridge Barlow Township, Washington County 1888
Benetka Road Covered Bridge Gageville, Ashtabula County 1900 Over the Ashtabula River
Bigelow Bridge Over the Little Darby Creek, Union County 1873 also called Little Darby Covered Bridge
Blackwood Covered Bridge Over the Middle Branch of the Shade River, Athens County
Bridge of Dreams Brinkhaven, Knox County 1998 Over the Mohican River
Brown Bridge New Hope, Brown County 1880 Over the White Oak Creek
Brubaker Bridge Gratis, Preble County 1887 Over Sims Run Creek[1]
Buckeye Bridge Millersport, Fairfield County
Bergstresser/Dietz Covered Bridge Canal Winchester, Franklin County 1887 Over Walnut Creek
Caine Road Covered Bridge Pierpont Township, Ashtabula County 1986 Over the West Branch of the Ashtabula River
Charlton Mill Road Bridge Wilberforce, Greene County 1883 Over Massies Creek[1]
Christman Bridge Eaton, Preble County 1895 Over Sevenmile Creek[1]
Dixon Branch Covered Bridge Lewisburg, Preble County 1887 Moved from Salem Road (1/4 mile south) over Twin Creek
Doyle Road Covered Bridge Jefferson, Ashtabula County 1876 Over Mill Creek
Eldean Covered Bridge Troy, Miami County 1860 Spans the Great Miami River
Glen Helen Covered Bridge Yellow Springs, Greene County 1886 also called Cemetery Road Covered Bridge, moved to Little Miami River in 1975[1]
Geeting Covered Bridge Lewisburg, Preble County 1894 Over Price Creek[1]
George Miller Road Covered Bridge Byrd Township, Brown County 1879 Over the West Fork of Eagle Creek
Germantown Covered Bridge[1]:12 Germantown, Montgomery County 1865 Bowstring suspension bridge of iron over Little Twin Creek[1]
Giddings Road Covered Bridge Jefferson Township, Ashtabula County 1995 Over Mill Creek
Graham Road Covered Bridge Pierpont Township, Ashtabula County 1867 (restored 1913) Defunct bridge; formerly spanned the west bank of the Ashtabula River, currently located at an Ashtabula County MetroPark.
Hanaway Covered Bridge Madison Township, Fairfield County 1901 also called Clearport Covered Bridge, Over Clear Creek
Harpersfield Covered Bridge Harperfield, Ashtabula County 1868 Over the Grand River[1]
Harshman Bridge Eaton, Preble County 1894 Over Four Mile Creek[1]
Hartman Number Two Covered Bridge Lockville, Fairfield County 1888 also called Lockville Park Covered Bridge, Over the Ohio Canal
Helmick Covered Bridge Clark Township, Coshocton County 1863 About 1.5 mile east of Blissfield
Hueston Woods Covered Bridge Near College Corner, Preble County 2012 over Four Mile Creek
Island Run Bridge[1]:12 York Township, Morgan County 1867 also called Helmick Run Covered Bridge, Multiple Kingpost bridge over Island Run
Jediah Hill Covered Bridge Springfield Township, Hamilton County 1850
John Bright Covered Bridge Lancaster, Fairfield County 1881 Over Fetters Run
Johnston Covered Bridge Revenge, Madison Township, Fairfield County 1887 Howe truss over Clear creek[1]:12
Jon Raab Covered Bridge Colfax, Fairfield County 1891
Kidwell Covered Bridge Over Sunday Creek near Redtown, Ohio
Lockport Covered Bridge Lockport, Williams County 1999
Lynchburg Covered Bridge Lynchburg, Highland and Clinton Counties 1870 Spans the east fork of the Little Miami River
McCafferty Road Covered Bridge Vera Cruz, Brown County 1877 Over the East Fork of the Little Miami River
McCleery Covered Bridge Lancaster, Fairfield County 1864
Mechanicsville Road Covered Bridge Mechanicsville, Ashtabula County 1867 Over the Grand River[1]
Middle Road Covered Bridge Conneaut, Ashtabula County 1868 Over Conneaut Creek
Mink Hollow Covered Bridge Madison Township, Fairfield County 1887 Over Arney Run
Mull Covered Bridge Fremont, Sandusky County 1851 Over Wolf Creek, Made obsolete by new bridge in 1962 and closed to traffic.
Netcher Road Covered Bridge Jefferson Township, Ashtabula County 1999
New Hope Covered Bridge New Hope, Brown County 1878 Replaced the 1872 bridge over White Oak Creek
North Pole Road Covered Bridge Ripley, Brown County 1875 also called Iron Bridge, Over Eagle Creek
Olin's Covered Bridge Ashtabula, Ashtabula County 1873 also called Dewey Road Covered Bridge, Over the Ashtabula River
Palos Covered Bridge Over Sunday Creek in Trimble Township
Pugh's Mill Covered Bridge Oxford, Butler County 1869 also called Black Covered Bridge, Over Four Mile (Talawanda) Creek
Riverdale Road Covered Bridge Rock Creek, Ashtabula County 1874 Over the Grand River
Roberts Covered Bridge Eaton, Preble County 1829 Over Sevenmile Creek[1]
Rock Mill Covered Bridge Rock Mill, Fairfield County 1901 Over the Hocking River
Roley School Covered Bridge Lancaster, Fairfield County 1899 At the county fair ground.
Root Road Covered Bridge Keloggsville, Ashtabula County 1868 Over the West Branch of the Ashtabula River[1]
Scofield Covered Bridge[1]:12 Brown County 1875 Multiple kingpost with arch over Beetle Creek.
Shreyer Covered Bridge west of Baltimore, Fairfield County 1891
Smolen–Gulf Bridge Ashtabula, Ashtabula County 2008 also called "Number Seventeen", Modified Pratt Truss over the Ashtabula River
South Denmark Road Covered Bridge Denmark Corner, Ashtabula County 1868 Over Mill Creek
Stevenson Road Covered Bridge Xenia, Greene County 1877 Over Massies Creek[1]
State Road Covered Bridge Conneaut, Ashtabula County 1983 Over Conneaut Creek
Walter F. Ehrnfelt Bridge Strongsville, Cuyahoga County 1983 Over East Branch of the Rocky River in the Mill Stream Run reservation of the Cleveland Metroparks
Warnke Bridge West Sonora, Preble County 1895 Over Swamp Creek[1]
West Liberty Covered Bridge Geneva, Ashtabula County 1867 Over Cowles Creek
Windsor Mills Covered Bridge Windsor Mills, Ashtabula County 1867 also known as Wiswell Road Bridge or Warner Hollow Road Bridge, Town Truss over Phelps Creek
Zeller-Smith Covered Bridge Pickerington, Fairfield County 1906 also called Sycamore Park Covered Bridge
Arlington Boulevard Covered Bridge (Town lattice truss) Newton Falls, Trumbull County 1831 also called Newton Falls Covered Bridge, Over East Branch Mahoning River. (the second oldest covered bridge in Ohio)

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme.
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