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The Hildreth Covered Bridge, also known as the "Hills Covered Bridge" or "Lafaber's Mill Bridge," is a historic covered bridge in Washington County, Ohio, United States. [1] Located off State Route 26 in Newport Township , [ 2 ] about 5 miles (8.0 km) east of the city of Marietta , [ 1 ] the bridge historically carried Hills Bridge Road over ...
The Rinard Covered Bridge, near Marietta, Ohio, was built in 1876. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. [1] It is a Smith truss bridge built by the Smith Bridge Company of Toledo, Ohio and is a work of H. H. Townsend. It has also been known as Hendershott's Ford Bridge. [1]
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 19 covered bridges, [1]: 33 including a lattice truss bridge. Fairfield County has 18 covered bridges.
Howe truss covered bridge Kirker Covered Bridge: ca. 1865-70: 1975-10-29 West Union: Adams: Kingpost truss bridge, named for Ohio's second governor Knowlton Covered Bridge: ca. 1860, ca. 1890: 1980-03-11 Rinards Mills
Oct. 6—At one time, hundreds of covered bridges dotted northeast Ohio's landscape. A popular construction in 18th century Connecticut, the early settlers of the Western Reserve brought this ...
Billed as shortest covered bridge in USA. At 19.3 feet, it’s billed as the shortest covered bridge in the U.S. Or the shortest in Ohio, by some accounts.
The Harra Covered Bridge is a historic wooden covered bridge in Washington County, Ohio, United States. [2] Located in western Watertown Township, about 2 miles (3.2 km) north of the community of Watertown, the bridge spans the South Branch of Wolf Creek near the intersection of State Route 339 and Township Road 172. [3]
In the earliest days of white settlement of southern Ohio, the Mt. Olive Road was a major transportation artery; until about 1825, it was heavily used by travellers between Marietta and Chillicothe. [2] Built on stone piers and covered with a metal roof, [3] the Mt. Olive Road Bridge is supported by a simple queen post truss design.