Kirker Covered Bridge
Kirker Covered Bridge | |
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Nearest city | West Union, Ohio |
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Coordinates | 38°47′03″N 83°36′12″W / 38.78417°N 83.60333°WCoordinates: 38°47′03″N 83°36′12″W / 38.78417°N 83.60333°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | c.1865-70 |
Architectural style | Kingpost truss bridge |
NRHP reference No. | 75001309[1] |
Added to NRHP | October 29, 1975 |
The Kirker Covered Bridge, near West Union, Ohio, was built in the late 1860s.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]
It is a kingpost truss bridge.[1]
It is located southwest of West Union off State Route 136. It is named for the Ohio governor during 1807–08, Thomas Kirker, who had immigrated from Ireland in 1779 and was the first permanent settler in the area, in 1794.[2]
The bridge was closed to vehicular traffic.[2]
See also[]
- Governor Thomas Kirker Homestead, also NRHP-listed
References[]
- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ a b c Lorrie K. Owen, ed. (1999). Ohio Historic Places Dictionary, Volume 2. Somerset Publishers, Inc. p. 3. ISBN 9781878592705.
Categories:
- Covered bridges in Ohio
- National Register of Historic Places in Adams County, Ohio
- Bridges completed in 1865
- Appalachian Ohio Registered Historic Place stubs