Buckeye Furnace Covered Bridge

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Buckeye Furnace Covered Bridge
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Buckeye Furnace Covered Bridge is located in Ohio
Buckeye Furnace Covered Bridge
Nearest cityBuckeye, Ohio
Coordinates39°03′16″N 82°27′31″W / 39.05444°N 82.45861°W / 39.05444; -82.45861 (Buckeye Furnace Covered Bridge)Coordinates: 39°03′16″N 82°27′31″W / 39.05444°N 82.45861°W / 39.05444; -82.45861 (Buckeye Furnace Covered Bridge)
Arealess than one acre
Built1872
Architectural styleSmith Truss
NRHP reference No.75001442[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 24, 1975

The Buckeye Furnace Covered Bridge, is a covered bridge located in Buckeye, Milton Township, Jackson County, Ohio. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]

Built in 1872, it is a Smith truss design bridge. It was named after the , built 10 years prior, and provided access to the company town of Buckeye. The bridge continues to serve the region, even long after the furnace shut down in 1894 and the surrounding village disappeared.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ Lorrie K. Owen, ed. (1999). Ohio Historic Places Dictionary, Volume 2. Somerset Publishers, Inc. p. 792. ISBN 9781878592705.

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