South Salem Covered Bridge

South Salem Covered Bridge

Western end of the bridge
Nearest city South Salem, Ohio
Coordinates 39°20′3″N 83°18′52″W / 39.33417°N 83.31444°W / 39.33417; -83.31444Coordinates: 39°20′3″N 83°18′52″W / 39.33417°N 83.31444°W / 39.33417; -83.31444
Area less than one acre
Built 1873
Architect Smith Bridge Company; Robert Matthews
Architectural style Smith truss
NRHP Reference # 75001530[1]
Added to NRHP March 4, 1975

The South Salem Covered Bridge is a historic covered bridge in northwestern Ross County, Ohio, United States. It was built in the 1870s and has been designated a historic site because of its well-preserved historic engineering.[1] Since its construction, it has carried Lower Twin Road over Buckskin Creek in Buckskin Township.[2] The bridge is a wooden Smith truss bridge, built in 1873 according to a design patented by Ohioan Robert Smith in the late 1860s. Eight wooden panels wide, it rests on stone abutments and is covered with a metal roof.[3]

In 1975, the bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places because of its historically significant engineering.[1] Key to its significance is its unique status: all other covered bridges in Ross County have been destroyed, leaving the South Salem bridge standing alone.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ DeLorme. Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer. 7th ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, 77. ISBN 0-89933-281-1.
  3. 1 2 Owen, Lorrie K., ed. Dictionary of Ohio Historic Places. Vol. 2. St. Clair Shores: Somerset, 1999, 1224.


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