Parker Covered Bridge

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Parker Covered Bridge
Parker Covered Bridge, southwestern angle.jpg
Parker Covered Bridge is located in Ohio
Parker Covered Bridge
Nearest cityUpper Sandusky, Ohio
Coordinates40°54′11″N 83°14′41��W / 40.90306°N 83.24472°W / 40.90306; -83.24472 (Parker Covered Bridge)Coordinates: 40°54′11″N 83°14′41″W / 40.90306°N 83.24472°W / 40.90306; -83.24472 (Parker Covered Bridge)
Arealess than one acre
Built1873
Built byJ.C. Davis
Architectural styleHowe Truss
NRHP reference No.75001558[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 31, 1975

The Parker Covered Bridge, near Upper Sandusky, Ohio, was built in 1873 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]

It is located in Crane Township, Wyandot County, Ohio, about 5 miles (8.0 km) northeast of Upper Sandusky on Township Road 40A.

It is a Howe truss covered bridge built by J.C. Davis.[1]

The bridge was burned on May 17, 1991 and was restored in 1993. It is 171.9 feet (52.4 m) in total length with span 162.1 feet (49.4 m) long.[2]

It is covered in the Ohio Historic Places Dictionary.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ "Parker Covered Bridge 35-88-03". Bridgehunter. With 21 photos.
  3. ^ Lorrie K. Owen, ed. (1999). Ohio Historic Places Dictionary, Volume 2. Somerset Publishers, Inc. p. 1469. ISBN 9781878592705.
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