At Ohio University Belmont Campus, W. of St. Clairsville, Richland Township. The bridges date from as early as 1849 through the early 1900s. Leaf Group is a USA TODAY content partner providing general travel information. Ten miles farther, watch for signs to the Knowlton Covered Bridge, set in a park along a gravel road. Indulging her passion for vacation vagary through the written word on a full-time basis since 2010, travel funster Jodi Thornton-O'Connell guides readers to the unexpected, quirky, and awe-inspiring. update=copyright.getFullYear();
Located off US 68, turn on New Hope White Oak Station Road (CR 5) and travel about 2 miles. Of those 8 remaining wooden bridges, six of them remain in operation. Brown Bridge is closed to car traffic. The bridge is a well-preserved example of wooden arch construction in this country. These symbols of a time gone by before freeways and 4 land highways bring back the nostalgia associated with those days. The entrance is blocked by a guard rail. 0.2 miles to the bridge. There are 135 covered bridges in Ohio with half of Ohio's counties having at least 1 covered bridge. Bridgehunter.com: Historic Bridges of … Box 21606 | Georgetown, OH 45121, History in Your Own Backyard Video - Higginsport Bridge, History in Your Own Backyard Video - New Hope Steel Truss Bridge, © 2020 Brown County Ohio Chamber of Commerce. Formerly 35-23-46 & moved here in 1975. The iron truss structure was the product of the Lomas Forge and Bridge Works Company of Cincinnati, having carried Main Street between the village and points to the north.
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