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Eagle Creek Covered Bridge

Coordinates: 38°46′11″N 83°42′54″W / 38.76972°N 83.71500°W / 38.76972; -83.71500 (Eagle Creek Covered Bridge)
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Eagle Creek Covered Bridge
Location3 mi (4.8 km) south of Decatur, Ohio on State Route 763
Coordinates38°46′11″N 83°42′54″W / 38.76972°N 83.71500°W / 38.76972; -83.71500 (Eagle Creek Covered Bridge)
Arealess than one acre
Built1875 (1875)
Built bySmith Bridge Co.; Rees, Samuel
Architectural styleSmith Truss Covered Bridge
NRHP reference No.75001324[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 6, 1975

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]

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]

Site of bridge

It was washed away in 1997.[3]

References

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  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. 67. ISBN 9781878592705.
  3. ^ Linhardt, Becky. "Brown's Covered Bridges are Picture-Perfect", The Cincinnati Enquirer, 2002-10-13. Accessed 2016-01-10.