The Eagle Creek Covered Bridge, in Byrd Township near Decatur, Ohio, was a historic Smith truss covered bridge built in 1875. Also known as the Bowman Bridge, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]
Eagle Creek Covered Bridge | |
| Location | 3 mi (4.8 km) south of Decatur, Ohio on State Route 763 |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 38°46′11″N 83°42′54″W / 38.76972°N 83.71500°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1875 |
| Built by | Smith Bridge Co.; Rees, Samuel |
| Architectural style | Smith Truss Covered Bridge |
| NRHP reference No. | 75001324[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 6, 1975 |
Before its destruction it was the longest single-span covered bridge in Ohio. It was one of only 15 Smith truss bridges then surviving in the state, this like most others built by the Smith Bridge Co.[2]
It was washed away in 1997.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ Lorrie K. Owen, ed. (1999). Ohio Historic Places Dictionary, Volume 2. Somerset Publishers, Inc. p. 67. ISBN 9781878592705.
- ^ Linhardt, Becky. "Brown's Covered Bridges are Picture-Perfect", The Cincinnati Enquirer, 2002-10-13. Accessed 2016-01-10.
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