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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.
The Chambers Road Covered Bridge near Olive Green, Ohio was built in 1874 by Everett S. Sherman. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. [1] It is an extremely rare surviving example of a Childs Truss bridge. [2]
The Rich Street Bridge is a bridge in Columbus, Ohio, United States, spanning the Scioto River and connecting downtown's Rich Street to Franklinton's Town Street. It carries U.S. Route 62 (US 62) and Ohio State Route 3 (SR 3). The bridge was completed in 2012. [1] The bridge replaced the Town Street Bridge (1917-2009).
Only bridge in the US using this design [6] Pisgah Community Covered Bridge [1] Randolph: Pisgah: ca. 1910: 51 feet (16 m) Upper branch of the Little River Private: Modified queen: Will Henry Stevens Covered Bridge [7]: 61 Macon: Highlands
The subsequent bridge, a two-span iron through-truss bridge, was four lanes wide, with cantilevered sidewalks; streetcar tracks were added later. The bridge was heavily damaged during the Great Flood of 1913 in Columbus but was restored to be used for a few more years. [5] A concrete arch bridge was constructed from May 1918 to October 1921.
The bridge was built in 1867 using white pine. [2] It sits atop cut stone abutments, one made of sandstone quarried nearby, and the other made of creek stone. The bridge was bypassed in the 1960s and closed to traffic, and Wiswell Road was rerouted west of the creek. In the 1980s, the bridge was completely closed due to safety reasons.
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At 18 feet (5.5 m), it has been called the shortest covered bridge in the United States. [2] The bridge, one of 17 drivable covered bridges in the county, was designed by John Smolen, former Ashtabula County Engineer and the designer of the Smolen–Gulf Bridge, the longest covered bridge in the U.S., also in Ashtabula County.