The Johnson Road Covered Bridge is a covered bridge located near Petersburg, Jackson County, Ohio, United States.
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| Nearest city | Petersburg, Ohio |
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| Coordinates | 38°57′31″N 82°47′16″W / 38.95861°N 82.78778°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | c. 1870 |
| Built by | Robert W. Smith |
| Architectural style | Wooden Smith truss |
| NRHP reference No. | 84003749[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 23, 1984 |
It was built around 1870 by Robert W. Smith, using his 1867 patent for the Smith truss design.[2] While most all of the covered bridges built in Jackson County in the 19th century used this design, this one is the only known example still standing in the state, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[3]
References
edit- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ Smith, R.W. (1867). "U.S. Patent #66,900". U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
- ^ Lorrie K. Owen, ed. (1999). Ohio Historic Places Dictionary, Volume 2. Somerset Publishers, Inc. p. 794. ISBN 9781878592705.
External links
edit- Johnson Road Covered Bridge at Bridges & Tunnels
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Johnson Road Covered Bridge
Media related to Johnson Road Covered Bridge at Wikimedia Commons
