county/comté/grafschaft/廊桥
6 covered bridges/ponts couverts/bedeckte holzbrücken
35-64 PERRY
Somerset
The Parks or South Bridge
35-64-02
North of Somerset on Gower Road CR 33 in Hopewell Twp.
Over Painter Creek.
Parks or South Bridge.
2.6 North-east of US22 on OH668 then left on Gower Road about a mile to the bridge
1 span 65' or 19.8m, built in 1883 by William Dean.
Multiple King post truss.
Somerset
The Hopewell Church Bridge
35-64-03
North of Somerset on Cooperiders Road CR51 in Hopewell Twp.
Over Painter Creek.
Hopewell Church Bridge.
2.6 miles north-east of US 22 on OH 668 then left 2 miles on Gower Road CR 33 and right 0.3 mile on CR51 to the bridge
1 span 66' or 20.1m.
Built in 1874 by Hiram Dennison.
Multiple King post truss
Mount-Perry
The Jacks Hollow Bridge
35-64-05
North-east of Mt. Perry on Madison Road TR108.
Over Kents Run, the Jacks Hollow Bridge.
About 2 miles north of OH204 at Mt. Perry on Gratiot Road CR34 then right on Kroft Road CR67 for about 2 miles to Madison Road, left 0.8 mile to the bridge
1 span 64' or 19.5m.
Built in 1879 by William Dean, damaged by arson in 1989 and later completely restored and re-opened to motor traffic
Multiple King post truss
New-Lexington
The Bowman Mill or Reddington Bridge
35-64-06
West of New Lexington at the County Fairground entrance in Pike Twp.
Retired on dry land!
Bowman Mill or Reddington Bridge,
closed to motor traffic.
0.3 mile west of OH13 on OH37 in New-Lexington on west side of the road at Fairground.
1 span 82' or 24.9m
Built in 1859, moved to the new location in 1987.
Multiple King post truss, photo Jack & June Schmidt.
Thornville
The Moore or Mary Ruffner Bridge
35-64-84 formerly 35-23-31
South-east of Thornville off OH13 in Thorn Twp.
Over a Pond, the Moore or Mary Ruffner Bridge, private.
7 miles south of I-70 exit 132 on OH13, Somerset Road at #374, 3.4 miles south of OH204 at Thornville on the east side of the road, must ask permission to visit.
1 span 78' or 23.7m.
Built in 1875 in Fairfield County, moved to the Ruffner property in 1986.
Smith truss.
Somerset
The Althauser Bridge
35-64-A
Noerth-east of Somerset, Hopewell Township.
Over Painter Creek.
Althauser covered bridge.
0.6 miles north -east of US22 on OH13 (Columbus St.) in Somerset, then north on OH668 1.2 miles to the bridge on the west side of the road at #9213.
1 span 41' or 12.4m, built in 2003.
Stringer, A great little modern useful span, foto Harry Hill from the DALE TRAVIS AWESOME WEB PRESENCE!!!