List of covered bridges in Ohio
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 17 covered bridges,[1]:33 including a lattice truss bridge. Fairfield County has 18 covered bridges.[1]:68–69 The Smolen–Gulf Bridge, at 613 feet, is currently the longest multi-span covered bridge in the United States. The West Liberty Covered Bridge, at 18 feet, has been called the shortest covered bridge in the United States.
List of covered bridges
Name[1] | Image | Location (in Ohio)[1] | County | Year Built[1] | Notes | ||
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Adams Covered Bridge | ![]() |
Malta | Morgan County | 1875 | Also called San Toy Covered Bridge | ||
Armstrong Covered Bridge | Cambridge | Guernsey County | 1849 | Also called Clio Covered Bridge. Located in Cambridge Park | |||
Baker Covered Bridge | West Rushville | Fairfield County | 1871 | also called R.F. Baker Bridge | |||
Ballard Road Covered Bridge | ![]() |
Jasper Township | Greene County | 1883 | |||
Barkhurst Mill Covered Bridge | Marion Township | Morgan County | 1872 | also known as Williams Covered Bridge | |||
Bay Covered Bridge | McArthur | Vinton County | 1876 | also known as Tinker Covered Bridge | |||
Bell Covered Bridge | Barlow Township | Washington County | 1888 | ||||
Belle Hall Covered Bridge | Licking County | ||||||
Benetka Road Covered Bridge | ![]() |
Gageville | Ashtabula County | 1900 | Over the Ashtabula River | ||
Bigelow Bridge | Over the Little Darby Creek | Union County | 1873 | also called Little Darby Covered Bridge | |||
Blackwood Covered Bridge | ![]() |
Over the Middle Branch of the Shade River | Athens County | 1881[2] | This is a bridge over the Middle Branch of the Shade River in Lodi Township. It is on Blackwood Road (County Road 46) just east of its intersection with Zion Road (Lodi Township Road 76). It is approximately seventy feet long. It sits higher above the water than the other two bridges in Athens County. | ||
Bridge of Dreams | Brinkhaven | Knox County | 1998 | Over the Mohican River | |||
Brown Bridge | New Hope | Brown County | 1880 | Over the White Oak Creek | |||
Brubaker Bridge | ![]() |
Gratis | Preble County | 1887 | Over Sims Run Creek[1] | ||
Buckeye Bridge | Millersport | Fairfield County | |||||
Bergstresser/Dietz Covered Bridge | ![]() |
Canal Winchester | Franklin County | 1887 | Over Walnut Creek | ||
Byer Covered Bridge | ![]() |
Jackson | c.1870 | ||||
Caine Road Covered Bridge | ![]() |
Pierpont Township | Ashtabula County | 1986 | Over the West Branch of the Ashtabula River | ||
Charlton Mill Road Bridge | ![]() |
Wilberforce | Greene County | 1883 | Over Massies Creek[1] | ||
Christman Bridge | Eaton | Preble County | 1895 | Over Sevenmile Creek[1] | |||
Dixon Branch Covered Bridge | ![]() |
Lewisburg | Preble County | 1887 | Moved from Salem Road (1/4 mile south) over Twin Creek | ||
Doyle Road Covered Bridge | ![]() |
Jefferson | Ashtabula County | 1876 | Over Mill Creek | ||
Eakin Mill Covered Bridge | ![]() |
Vinton Township | Vinton County | 1870 | Eakin Mill Covered Bridge carries Mound Hill Road over Raccoon Creek north of Arbaugh in Vinton Township. | ||
Eldean Covered Bridge | ![]() |
Troy | Miami County | 1860 | Spans the Great Miami River | ||
Glen Helen Covered Bridge | ![]() |
Yellow Springs | Greene County | 1886 | also called Cemetery Road Covered Bridge, moved to Little Miami River in 1975[1] | ||
Geeting Covered Bridge | ![]() |
Lewisburg | Preble County | 1894 | Over Price Creek[1] | ||
George Miller Road Covered Bridge | Byrd Township | Brown County | 1879 | Over the West Fork of Eagle Creek | |||
Germantown Covered Bridge[1]:12 | ![]() |
Germantown | Montgomery County | 1865 | Bowstring suspension bridge of iron over Little Twin Creek[1] | ||
Giddings Road Covered Bridge | ![]() |
Jefferson Township | Ashtabula County | 1995 | Over Mill Creek | ||
Graham Road Covered Bridge | ![]() |
Pierpont Township | Ashtabula County | 1867 (restored 1913) | Defunct bridge; formerly spanned the west bank of the Ashtabula River, currently located at an Ashtabula County MetroPark. | ||
Hanaway Covered Bridge | Madison Township | Fairfield County | 1901 | also called Clearport Covered Bridge, over Clear Creek | |||
Harpersfield Covered Bridge | ![]() |
Harperfield | Ashtabula County | 1868 | Over the Grand River[1] | ||
Harshman Bridge | Eaton | Preble County | 1894 | Over Four Mile Creek[1] | |||
Hartman Number Two Covered Bridge | Lockville | Fairfield County | 1888 | also called Lockville Park Covered Bridge, Over the Ohio Canal | |||
Helmick Covered Bridge | ![]() |
Clark Township | Coshocton County | 1863 | About 1.5 mile east of Blissfield | ||
Hildreth Covered Bridge | ![]() |
Newport Township | Washington County | 1863 | About 1.5 mile east of Blissfield | ||
Hueston Woods Covered Bridge | ![]() |
Near College Corner | Preble County | 2012 | over Four Mile Creek | ||
Hune Covered Bridge | ![]() |
Lawrence Township | Washington County | 1879 | Carries Cullen Road over the Little Muskingum River south of Wingett Run in Lawrence Township. | ||
Island Run Bridge[1]:12 | York Township | Morgan County | 1867 | also called Helmick Run Covered Bridge, Multiple Kingpost bridge over Island Run | |||
Jediah Hill Covered Bridge | ![]() |
Springfield Township | Hamilton County | 1850 | |||
John Bright Covered Bridge | Lancaster | Fairfield County | 1881 | Over Fetters Run | |||
Johnson Road Covered Bridge | Scioto Township | Jackson County | 1870 | The Johnson Road Covered Bridge carries Johnson Road over the Brushy Fork of the Little Scioto River near Petersburg in southwestern Scioto Township. Built in 1870, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. | |||
Johnston Covered Bridge | Revenge, Madison Township | Fairfield County | 1887 | Howe truss over Clear creek[1]:12 | |||
Jon Raab Covered Bridge | Colfax | Fairfield County | 1891 | ||||
Kidwell Covered Bridge | ![]() ![]() |
Over Sunday Creek near Redtown, Ohio | Athens County | This covered bridge is located in Dover Township, on Monserat Ridge Road close to its intersection with Ohio State Route 685; Monserat Ridge Road also intersects with Ohio State Route 13 close by. The bridge spans Sunday Creek. This bridge is just southwest of the unincorporated community of Redtown, Ohio and northeast of the unincorporated community of Truetown, Ohio. It is approximately seventy feet long. This bridge has been stabilized, renovated and structurally strengthened by the County Engineer's Office of Athens County, Ohio; however, the bridge (as shown in the photo) is temporarily closed due to damage to overhead structural members caused by an oversize truck being driven across the bridge.[3] | |||
Lockport Covered Bridge | ![]() |
Lockport | Williams County | 1999 | |||
Lynchburg Covered Bridge | ![]() |
Lynchburg | Highland and Clinton Counties | 1870 | Spans the east fork of the Little Miami River | ||
McCafferty Road Covered Bridge | ![]() |
Vera Cruz | Brown County | 1877 | Over the East Fork of the Little Miami River | ||
McCleery Covered Bridge | Lancaster | Fairfield County | 1864 | ||||
Mechanicsville Road Covered Bridge | ![]() |
Mechanicsville | Ashtabula County | 1867 | Over the Grand River[1] | ||
Middle Road Covered Bridge | ![]() |
Conneaut | Ashtabula County | 1868 | Over Conneaut Creek | ||
Mink Hollow Covered Bridge | Madison Township | Fairfield County | 1887 | Over Arney Run | |||
Mull Covered Bridge | Fremont | Sandusky County | 1851 | Over Wolf Creek, Made obsolete by new bridge in 1962 and closed to traffic. | |||
Netcher Road Covered Bridge | ![]() |
Jefferson Township | Ashtabula County | 1999 | |||
New Hope Covered Bridge | ![]() |
New Hope | Brown County | 1878 | Replaced the 1872 bridge over White Oak Creek | ||
North Pole Road Covered Bridge | Ripley | Brown County | 1875 | also called Iron Bridge, over Eagle Creek | |||
Olin's Covered Bridge | ![]() |
Ashtabula | Ashtabula County | 1873 | also called Dewey Road Covered Bridge, over the Ashtabula River | ||
Palos Covered Bridge | ![]() ![]() |
Over Sunday Creek in Trimble Township | Athens County | This structure is located on Red Rock Road, a Trimble Township road, close to its intersection with Ohio State Route 13, and is easily visible from the highway. It spans Sunday Creek and is a short distance southwest of Burr Oak State Park. It is approximately eighty feet long. | |||
Parker Covered Bridge | Upper Sandusky | Wyandot County | 1873 | Located in Upper Sandusky, Ohio in Wyandot County. Covered bridge over Sandusky River on CR 40A (Crane Road) | |||
Ponn Humpback Covered Bridge | Vinton County | ||||||
Pugh's Mill Covered Bridge | ![]() |
Oxford | Butler County | 1869 | also called Black Covered Bridge, over Four Mile (Talawanda) Creek | ||
Riverdale Road Covered Bridge | ![]() |
Rock Creek | Ashtabula County | 1874 | Over the Grand River | ||
Roberts Covered Bridge | Eaton | Preble County | 1829 | Over Sevenmile Creek[1] | |||
Rock Mill Covered Bridge | Rock Mill | Fairfield County | 1901 | Over the Hocking River | |||
Roley School Covered Bridge | Lancaster | Fairfield County | 1899 | At the county fair ground. | |||
Root Road Covered Bridge | ![]() |
Keloggsville | Ashtabula County | 1868 | Over the West Branch of the Ashtabula River[1] | ||
Scofield Covered Bridge[1]:12 | Brown County | 1875 | Multiple kingpost with arch over Beetle Creek. | ||||
Shreyer Covered Bridge | west of Baltimore | Fairfield County | 1891 | ||||
Smolen–Gulf Bridge | ![]() |
Ashtabula | Ashtabula County | 2008 | also called "Number Seventeen", Modified Pratt Truss over the Ashtabula River | ||
South Denmark Road Covered Bridge | ![]() |
Denmark Corner | Ashtabula County | 1868 | Over Mill Creek | ||
Stevenson Road Covered Bridge | ![]() |
Xenia | Greene County | 1877 | Over Massies Creek[1] | ||
State Road Covered Bridge | ![]() |
Conneaut | Ashtabula County | 1983 | Over Conneaut Creek | ||
Walter F. Ehrnfelt Bridge | Strongsville | Cuyahoga County | 1983 | Over East Branch of the Rocky River in the Mill Stream Run reservation of the Cleveland Metroparks | |||
Warnke Bridge | ![]() |
West Sonora | Preble County | 1895 | Over Swamp Creek[1] | ||
West Liberty Covered Bridge | ![]() |
Geneva | Ashtabula County | 1867 | Over Cowles Creek | ||
Windsor Mills Covered Bridge | ![]() |
Windsor Mills | Ashtabula County | 1867 | also known as Wiswell Road Bridge or Warner Hollow Road Bridge, Town Truss over Phelps Creek | ||
Zeller-Smith Covered Bridge | ![]() |
Pickerington | Fairfield County | 1906 | also called Sycamore Park Covered Bridge | ||
Arlington Boulevard Covered Bridge (Town lattice truss) | Newton Falls | Trumbull County | 1831 | also called Newton Falls Covered Bridge, over East Branch Mahoning River. (the second oldest covered bridge in Ohio) |
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