Hune Covered Bridge

Hune Covered Bridge
A vehicle crossing the bridge
Location State Route 26 in Lawrence Township, Washington County
Nearest city Dart, Ohio
Coordinates 39°30′38″N 81°15′2″W / 39.51056°N 81.25056°WCoordinates: 39°30′38″N 81°15′2″W / 39.51056°N 81.25056°W
Area less than one acre
Built 1879
Architect Rollin Meredith
Architectural style Long Truss
Governing body Local
NRHP Reference # 76001545[1]
Added to NRHP October 8, 1976

The Hune Covered Bridge is a historic wooden covered bridge in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Ohio. Located northeast of the community of Dart,[1] it spans the Little Muskingum River in northeastern Lawrence Township in the eastern part of Washington County.[2] Local bridge builder Rollin Meredith erected it in 1879,[1] using the Long Truss style of truss bridge design; the single-span bridge was named for the locally prominent Hune family. Among its design features are a metal roof, abutments of cut stone, and vertical siding. As a Long Truss, the Hune Bridge is a valuable example of nineteenth-century architecture: few examples of this complicated style survive to the present day.[3] In 1976, the Hune Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places, both because of its place in local history and because of its historically significant construction.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
  2. ↑ DeLorme. Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer. 7th ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, 72-73. ISBN 0-89933-281-1.
  3. ↑ Owen, Lorrie K., ed. Dictionary of Ohio Historic Places. Vol. 2. St. Clair Shores: Somerset, 1999, 1394.