The Otway Covered Bridge, in Scioto County, Ohio north of Ohio State Route 348 in Otway, was built in 1874 by the Smith Bridge Co. of Toledo, Ohio.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]
Otway Covered Bridge | |
 Bridge in 2006 | |
| Location | North of OH 348, Otway, Ohio |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 38°51′46″N 83°11′24″W / 38.86278°N 83.19000°W |
| Area | 3.9 acres (1.6 ha) |
| Built | 1874 |
| Architect | Smith Bridge Co.; Multiple |
| NRHP reference No. | 74002280[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 3, 1974 |
It is a 127 feet (39 m) Smith type timber truss covered bridge crossing Scioto Brush Creek in Brush Creek Township, Scioto County, Ohio.[3]
The Otway Historical Society took ownership after the bridge was bypassed and closed to traffic in 1961; volunteers of the society performed maintenance subsequently but the bridge deteriorated. In March 2012, a tornado damaged the roof of the bridge, and in August 2012, a federal grant was awarded for its repair and preservation, which was concluded in August 2014 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.[4] A major rehabilitation involving the Scioto County Engineer, Otway Historical Society, Jones-Stuckey, Ltd, J.A. Barker Engineering and The Righter Company garnered a "Preservation Merit Award" from the Ohio State Historic Preservation Office in 2015.[3]
It is mentioned in the Ohio Historic Places Dictionary.[5]
References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ "I-73 Otway Bridge". Remarkable Ohio. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
- ^ a b "Ohio History Connection: Otway Covered Bridge / 2015 State Historic Preservation Office Awards".
- ^ Prats, J.J. (April 28, 2021). "The Otway Covered Bridge". The Historical Marker Database. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
- ^ Lorrie K. Owen, ed. (1999). Ohio Historic Places Dictionary, Volume 2. Somerset Publishers, Inc. ISBN 9781878592705.
External links edit
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