Scottown Covered Bridge

Scottown Covered Bridge
Nearest city Scottown, Ohio
Coordinates 38°32′52″N 82°22′49″W / 38.54778°N 82.38028°W / 38.54778; -82.38028 (Scottown Covered Bridge)Coordinates: 38°32′52″N 82°22′49″W / 38.54778°N 82.38028°W / 38.54778; -82.38028 (Scottown Covered Bridge)
Area less than one acre
Built 1874, 1934
Architectural style Multiple Kingpost
NRHP reference # 75001456[1]
Added to NRHP November 12, 1975

The Scottown Covered Bridge, near Scottown, Ohio, was built in 1874. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. It is a Multiple Kingpost covered bridge.[1]

It spans Indian Guyan Creek and is 85 feet (26 m) long. It has a corrugated metal roof. It is a multiple Kingpost and Queenpost bridge.

It is located east of Scottown on State Route 67 in Windsor Township, Lawrence County, Ohio

It was built in 1877. It survived several floods early in its history. It was modified in 1934 by the addition of a Burr Arch and steel tie rods.[2]

It is covered in the Ohio Historic Places Dictionary.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2013-11-02). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Harold Stiver (July 12, 2016). "Nature Notes: Scottown Covered Bridge". Retrieved September 8, 2018.
  3. ↑ Lorrie K. Owen, ed. (1999). "Ohio Historic Places Dictionary, Volume 2". Somerset Publishers, Inc. p. 858. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
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