Eldean Covered Bridge


Eldean Covered Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Photo in 2002 by Jet Lowe
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Nearest city	Troy, Ohio
Coordinates	40°4′40″N 84°13′0″W / 40.07778°N 84.21667°W / 40.07778; -84.21667Coordinates: 40°4′40″N 84°13′0″W / 40.07778°N 84.21667°W / 40.07778; -84.21667
Area	less than one acre
Built	1860
Architectural style	Long truss
NRHP Reference #	75001492^[1]
Added to NRHP	February 20, 1975

The Eldean Covered Bridge spans the Great Miami River in Miami County, Ohio and was built in 1860.^[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.^[1]

It is an example of a "Long truss" bridge, i.e. of design by Stephen H. Long.^[2]

At 224 feet long for its two spans, it is the longest surviving example of its type.^[3] The Old Blenheim Bridge, in New York, with a total length of 232 feet in a single span was longer but was destroyed by a flood in 2011.

References

1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
1 2 HAER document
↑ http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM40GG_Eldean_Covered_Bridge_Troy_Ohio

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