35-40 JACKSON
county/comté/grafschaft/廊桥
3 covered bridges/ponts couverts/bedeckte holzbrücken
Jackson
The Johnson Road, Petersburg
or Crabtree Bridge
35-40-06
South-west of Jackson on Johnson Road TR 291 in Scioto Twp., over the Brushy Fork of the Little Scioto River.
Johnson Road, Petersburg or Crabtree Bridge.
7 miles south-west of Appalachian Hwy. OH32 on OH776, then a sharp left and 0.4 mile, left or ahead 0.2 mile on Johnson Road to the bridge.
1 span 71' or 21.6m, built in 1870, completely restored in 2000.
Smith truss.
Byer
The Byer Bridge
35-40-08
North-west of Wellston at Byer on CR 31 in Washington Twp.
Over Pigeon Creek, the Byer Bridge.
8 miles NW of Wellston on OH327 to Byer then left 0.1 to the bridge
1 span 74' or 22.5m, built in 1872 by W. H. Connery, bypassed in 1930, complete restoration done in 2003.
Smith truss
Buckeye
Furnace
The Blackwood Bridge
35-40-11
At Buckeye Furnace Historic Site WSW of Wilkesville, Milton Township.
Over across dry creek.
3.9 miles from jct with OH160 in Wilkesville, S. (curves W.) on Buckeye Furnace Rd. 4.3 miles, S. on Buckeye Park Rd. 0.7 miles to the bridge on the S. side of the road. [Moved from: across Little Raccoon Creek WSW of Wilkesville (at Buckeye Furnace), section 26, Milton Township. OH124 W. 3.9 miles from jct with OH160 in Wilkesville, S. (curves W.) on Buckeye Furnace Rd. (CR26 - changes to CR58) 4.3 miles, S. on Buckeye Park Rd. 0.8 miles to the bridge.
1 span 59' or 18m, built in 1872 by the Smith Bridge Co. of Toledo, Ohio, restored in 1936, and in 2000, moved in n2011
Smith truss.
Photos Forrest & Barbara Rayburn.
