35-86 WILLIAMS

county/comté/grafschaft一廊桥

2 covered bridges/ponts couverts/bedeckte holzbrücken

Lockport

The Lockport Covered Bridge

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North-north-east of Stryker, at the village / crossroad of Lockport.

Over the Tiffin River.

The Lockport Covered Bridge.

About 2 miles west of West-Unity on US20/20A then south 2 miles on Rd 21 to Mill Street to Lockport

3 span 176' or 53.6m

Built in 1999, original span, a Howe truss, was removed in 1919. Modern Howe truss with laminated timber, no steel beams used.

Howe Truss variant.

Photos Jack & June Schmidt and Barbara & Forrest Rayburn.

Montpelier

The Williams County Fairground Bridge

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At the Fairground in the town of Montpelier.

Over the St.Joseph River.

Fairground Covered Bridge.

About 5 miles south of I-80/90 exit 13 at Holiday City south on US20/20A to OH107, west to Montpelier and right again on Platt Street to the Fairground.

1 span 130' or 39.6m

Built by the county in 2004.

Howe truss variant with sidewalks.