Description: Photograph identified as covered bridge #359 in Clermont County, Ohio, date unknown. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00442
Subjects: Rivers--Ohio; Covered bridges--Ohio; Clermont County (Ohio);
Places: Clermont County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads: "Covered Bridge at Snyderville." Ohio has a large number of covered bridges, falling second only to Pennsylvania in quantity. Within the state of Ohio, Fairfield County and Ashtabula County lead the state in containing the most original covered bridges. Most covered bridges in the U.S. were built between 1825 and 1875, with the first Ohio covered bridge built in 1829 in Eaton in Preble County. Bridges were covered to protect the structural wooden tresses from the elements, giving the bridges a longer life span of approximately 100 years as opposed to 20 years for an uncovered bridge. At one point in time, Ohio had approximately 3,500 covered bridges, but that number has diminished to approximately 138 covered bridges today. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B01F17_006_001
Subjects: Transportation--Ohio--History.; Bridges Ohio; Snyderville (Ohio)--History; Covered bridges--Ohio.
Places: Snyderville (Ohio); Clark County (Ohio)
 

Description: A covered bridge photographed in Monroe, County, Ohio. Covered bridges are a timber-truss bridge with a roof and siding. It is a nearly complete closure. A covered wooden bridge will last longer than one exposed to the elements. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07612
Subjects: Ohio Economy--Architecture and Engineering; Covered bridges--Ohio;
Places: Monroe County (Ohio)
 

Description: A covered bridge photographed in Monroe County, Ohio. Covered bridges were a timber-truss bridge with a roof and siding. They were a nearly completely covered. A wooden bridge will last longer if it is protected from the elements. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07613
Subjects: Ohio Economy--Architecture and Engineering; Covered bridges--Ohio;
Places: Monroe County (Ohio)
 

Description: A covered bridge photographed in Monroe County, Ohio. Covered bridges were timber-truss bridges with a roof and siding. They were nearly completely covered. A covered wooden bridge will last longer when protected from the elements. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07614
Subjects: Ohio Economy--Architecture and Engineering; Covered bridges--Ohio;
Places: Monroe County (Ohio)
 

Description: A covered bridged photographed in Guernsey County, Ohio View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07615
Subjects: Ohio Economy--Architecture and Engineering; Covered bridges--Ohio;
Places: Guernsey County (Ohio)
 

Description: A covered bridge photographed in Greene County, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07616
Subjects: Ohio Economy--Architecture and Engineering; Covered bridges--Ohio;
Places: Greene County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of the Parker Covered Bridge, located in Wyandot County, Ohio. The bridge was built in 1873 over the Sandusky River. It spans 182 feet across, and thanks to its crossed "X" design has withstood the area's normal rural traffic for over 100 years. Photograph by Harry Evan Kinley (1882-1969), a native of Upper Sandusky. Kinley was active in local events and organizations, and spent his professional career as a clerk at his father's department store, and later as a travelling salesman for the Marion Paper & Supply Company (1934-1962). He was also an avid lifelong photographer, and the bulk of the Harry Kinley Collection is comprised of glass plate negatives documenting the Kinley family, the city of Upper Sandusky and Wyandot County and surrounding areas. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07766
Subjects: Ohio Economy--Architecture and Engineering; Covered bridges--Ohio; Sandusky River; Photographers--Ohio; Wyandot County (Ohio)
Places: Wyandot County (Ohio)
 

Description: A covered bridge in Washington County, traversing the Muskingum River. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06888
Subjects: Lowell (Ohio); Washington County (Ohio); Covered bridges--Ohio; Muskingum River (Ohio)
Places: Lowell (Ohio); Washington County (Ohio)
 

Description: A photograph of a covered bridge over Deer Creek. The caption reads: "Covered Bridge North of Chillicothe on State Route 104." Ohio has a large number of covered bridges, falling second only to Pennsylvania in quantity. Within the state of Ohio, Fairfield County and Ashtabula County lead the state in containing the most original covered bridges. Most covered bridges in the U.S. were built between 1825 and 1875, with the first Ohio covered bridge built in 1829 in Eaton in Preble County. Bridges were covered to protect the structural wooden tresses from the elements, giving the bridges a longer life span of approximately 100 years as opposed to 20 years for an uncovered bridge. At one point in time, Ohio had approximately 3,500 covered bridges, but that number has diminished to approximately 138 covered bridges today. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B01F17_005_001
Subjects: Transportation--Ohio--History.; Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Bridges Ohio; Chillicothe (Ross County, Ohio)--History; Covered Bridges Ohio
Places: Chillicothe (Ohio); Ross County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads: "Mill and covered bridge. Unable to give county." This could be the Beaver's Mill & Old Covered Bridge in Highland County, on Rocky Fork Creek. In the 1800's and the early 1900's, Highland County was home to at least six different water powered mills along the Rocky Fork, which were important centers in rural life for grinding flour, cutting lumber, carding wool, and weaving blankets. The 122 foot long truss Beaver Mill covered bridge was built in 1872 and torn down in 1955 for a new road project. Ohio has a large number of covered bridges, falling second only to Pennsylvania in quantity. Within the state of Ohio, Fairfield County and Ashtabula County lead the state in containing the most original covered bridges. Most covered bridges in the U.S. were built between 1825 and 1875, with the first Ohio covered bridge built in 1829 in Eaton in Preble County. Bridges were covered to protect the structural wooden tresses from the elements, giving the bridges a longer life span of approximately 100 years as opposed to 20 years for an uncovered bridge. At one point in time, Ohio had approximately 3,500 covered bridges, but that number has diminished to approximately 138 covered bridges today. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B01F17_034_001
Subjects: Water mills--Ohio--History; Covered bridges--Ohio
Places: Ohio
 

Description: A 1957 Chevrolet emerging from a covered bridge in Preble County, Ohio. There were approximately 29 covered bridges in the county. Over the years, some have been restored. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07610
Subjects: Ohio Economy--Architecture and Engineering; Covered bridges--Ohio; Preble County (Ohio); Automobiles
Places: Preble County (Ohio)