Smith Bridge Co.

of Toledo, Ohio
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Ash-Consaul Bridge (Lucas County, Ohio)
Built 1909
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Maumee River on Consaul & Ash Streets
Replaced by a new bridge

Ashville Covered Bridge 35-65-01x (Pickaway County, Ohio)
Built 1871
Lost Bridge over Walnut Creek on Lockbourne Eastern Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Bickham Covered Bridge 35-46-03 (Logan County, Ohio)
Built 1877
Covered bridge over South Fork Miami River on CR 38
Open to traffic

Blackford Creek Bridge (Daviess County, Kentucky)
Built 1884
Through truss bridge over Blackford Creek on Ray Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Bridge Street Bridge (Ross County, Ohio)
Built 1886
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Scioto River on Bridge Street/Columbus Pike
Replaced by a new bridge

Brown Covered Bridge 35-08-04 (Brown County, Ohio)
Built 1880
Covered bridge over Whiteoak Creek on New Hope-White Oak Station Road
Open to pedestrians only

Buckeye Furnace Covered Bridge 35-40-11 (Jackson County, Ohio)
Built 1872
Covered bridge formerly over Little Raccoon Creek on Buckeye Park Road (TR 165)
Sitting on dry land close to where it originally crossed Little Raccoon Creek

Butzow Bridge (Iroquois County, Illinois)
Built 1883
Lost Through truss bridge over Spring Creek on CH 35
Replaced by new bridge

Cataract Falls Covered Bridge 14-60-01 (Owen County, Indiana)
Built 1876
Covered bridge over Mill Creek in Leiber State Recreation Area
Bypassed 1988; Open to pedestrians

Ceylon Covered Bridge (Adams County, Indiana)
Built 1879
Covered bridge over an old channel of Wabash River on CR 950S at Limberlost County Park
Open to pedestrians only

Cheesman Road Bridge (Gratiot County, Michigan)
Built 1886
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Pine River on Cheesman Road in St. Louis
Replaced by new bridge

Cherry Street Bridge (1884) (Lucas County, Ohio)
Built 1884
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Maumee River on Cherry Street and Interurban tracks
Replaced by a new bridge

Circus Bridge (Miami County, Indiana)
Built 1885
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Mississinewa River on State Road 124 (Old Alignment)
Replaced by bridge on a new alignment and removed.

Cutright Covered Bridge (Monroe County, Indiana)
Built 1880
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Salt Creek on Knightridge Road
Replaced with a causeway over Lake Monroe

Darlington Covered Bridge 14-54-01 (Montgomery County, Indiana)
Built 1868
Two-span covered bridge over Sugar Creek on CR 500 North, west of Darlington
Open to pedestrians only

Engle Mill Road Covered Bridge (Greene County, Ohio)
Built 1877
Covered bridge over Anderson Fork on W. Engle Mill Road (TR 47)
Bypassed with a new bridge

Fairfax Covered Bridge (Monroe County, Indiana)
Built 1879
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Salt Creek on Fairfax Road
Removed but not replaced

Feedwire Road Covered Bridge 35-57-03 (Montgomery County, Ohio)
Warren through truss bridge over Old canal bed on Trail in Dayton
Open to pedestrians

Fifth Street Bridge (Muskingum County, Ohio)
Superstructure, 1912
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Muskingum River on Fifth Street
Demolished

First Avenue Bridge (ca. 1885) (Vanderburgh County, Indiana)
Built ca. 1885
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Pigeon Creek on 1st Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

Forked Creek Bridge (Will County, Illinois)
Built 1886
Lost Bridge over Forked Creek
Removed but not replaced

Glidden Road Bridge (De Kalb County, Illinois)
Built 1870s
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over South Branch Kishwaukee River on Glidden Road
No longer exists

Gosport Bridge (Owen County, Indiana)
Wooden covered Smith trusses, 1871/1884
Lost Smith and Whipple through truss bridge over West Fork White River on N. Moon Road at Gosport
Covered bridge destroyed by an arson fire and then Whipple truss removed.

Grand River Bridge (Grundy County, Missouri)
Lost through truss bridge over Grand River somewhere near Trenton
No longer exists

Hamilton Road Bridge (Allen County, Indiana)
Built 1883
Pratt through truss bridge over Eight Mile Creek on Hamilton Road
Open to traffic

Harrodsburg Covered Bridge (Monroe County, Indiana)
Built 1874
Lost Smith through truss bridge over Clear Creek on State Route 37 (Old Alignment)
Replaced by a new bridge after collapse due to vandalism.

Higginsport Bridge (Brown County, Ohio)
Built ca.1885
Abandoned Whipple Truss bridge over White Oak Creek on Big Run Rd.
Abandoned

Hoffman Creek Bridge (Allen County, Indiana)
Built 1885
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Hoffman Creek on Morgan Road (CR 127)
Replaced by new bridge

Honey Creek CR 700E Bridge (Miami County, Indiana)
Built ca. 1885
Lost pony truss bridge over Honey Creek on CR 700 E
Replaced by new bridge

Iron Bridge Road Bridge (Pike County, Indiana)
Design and Fabrication, 1875
Bowstring pony truss bridge over Patoka River on CR 650 East
Intact but closed to all traffic

Jasper Road Covered Bridge 35-57-36 (Montgomery County, Ohio)
Built 1877
Covered bridge over Mudlick Creek
Open to pedestrians

Johnson Mill Covered Bridge 35-60-31 (Muskingum County, Ohio)
Built 1876
Covered bridge over Salt Creek on Arch Hill Road (CR 82)
Open to pedestrians only

Kentucky Route 228 Bridge (Meade County, Kentucky)
Built 1885
Lost through truss bridge over Wolf Creek on Kentucky Route 228 in Wolf Creek
Bridge has been replaced.

Kidd's Mill Covered Bridge 38-43-01 (Mercer County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1868
Covered bridge over Shenango River on Kidds Mill Road (TR 471)
Open to pedestrians only

Laketon Covered Bridge (Wabash County, Indiana)
Built 1874
Lost Smith through truss bridge over Eel River on County Road 200 West
Replaced by a new bridge

Liberty Mills Rd-Aboite Creek Bridge (Allen County, Indiana)
Built ca. 1880's
Lost Half-hip Pratt pony truss bridge over Aboite Creek on Liberty Mills Road
Replaced by new bridge

Linwood Road Bridge (Wood County, Ohio)
Built ca.1885
Pony truss bridge over North Branch Portage River on Linwood Road (TR 236A) in Bowling Green
Open to pedestrians only

Magnolia Garden Bridge (Orleans Parish, Louisiana)
Fabricator, 1886
Pratt through truss bridge over Bayou St. John at Harding Drive
Open to pedestrians

Military Street Bridge (Older) (St. Clair County, Michigan)
Built 1857
Lost Howe through truss bridge over Black River on Military Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Mill Creek Bridge (Venango County, Pennsylvania)
Built ca. 1885
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Mill Creek on TR 522 (Dotter Road)
Replaced by a new bridge on the old substructure

Monroe Street Bridge (Second) (Spokane County, Washington)
Built 1892
Lost Pratt deck truss bridge over Spokane River on Monroe Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Morseville Bridge (Saginaw County, Michigan)
Built 1885
Pratt through truss bridge over Flint River on Burt Road (Old alignment)
Bypassed by a new bridge on a different alignment and abandoned

North Fork Bridge (Bracken County, Kentucky)
Built 1883
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over North Fork of Licking River on Kentucky State Route 539
Bridge has been replaced.

Old KY 81 Bridge (Daviess County, Kentucky)
Built 1885
Lost Through truss bridge over Panther Creek on Old KY 81
Replaced by a new bridge in 1986

Ottawa Creek TR 38 Bridge (Hancock County, Ohio)
Built ca.1885
Pony truss bridge over Ottawa Creek on TR 38
Removed but not replaced

Otway Covered bridge 35-73-15 (Scioto County, Ohio)
Built 1874
Smith through truss bridge over Scioto Brush Creek on Old OH 348
Open to pedestrians

Outlet Ditch CR 253 Bridge (Hancock County, Ohio)
Pony truss bridge over Outlet Ditch on CR 253
Replaced by a new bridge

Owens Road Bridge (Miami County, Ohio)
Through truss bridge over Panther Creek on Owens Road (TR 76)
Open to traffic

Peppertown "Short" Covered Bridge (Franklin County, Indiana)
1874 Bridge, 1874
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Salt Creek on Peppertown Road (SR 229)
Replaced by a new bridge

Perry Street Bridge (Henry County, Ohio)
Built 1879
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Maumee River on Perry Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Pleasant Mills Covered Bridge 14-01-01x (Adams County, Indiana)
Built 1882
Lost Covered bridge over St. Mary's River at Pleasant Mills
Replaced by new bridge

Point Mountain Road Bridge (Hunterdon County, New Jersey)
Built ca. 1885
Pony truss bridge over Musconetcong River on CR 645
Open to traffic

Pyrmont Covered Bridge (Carroll County, Indiana)
Fabrication, 1870
Lost Smith through truss bridge over Wildcat Creek on County Road 800 West.
Collapsed

Rinard Covered Bridge 35-84-28 (Washington County, Ohio)
Built 1876
Rebuilt covered bridge over Little Muskingum River.
Destroyed by flooding, rebuilt

Saginaw River Bridge (Saginaw County, Michigan)
Built 1886
Swing bridge over Saginaw River on Sixth Street in Saginaw
Removed but not replaced

Salamonie Road Bridge (Huntington County, Indiana)
Built 1885
Lost Whipple truss over Wabash River on CR 200 W (Salamonie Road)
Replaced by modern bridge

Salt Creek Bridge (Brown County, Indiana)
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Salt Creek on Kelp Grove Road
No longer exists

Salt Creek Bridge Old SR 158 (Lawrence County, Indiana)
Fabricator, 1876
Through truss bridge over Salt Creek on CR 10 South
Bridge removed by a complete act of stupidity and lack of commonsense.

Scipio Covered Bridge 14-40-01 (Jennings County, Indiana)
Built 1886
Covered bridge over Sand Creek on CR 575W
Closed for rehabilitation. A new bridge has been built but the old one will be renovated and reopened to light traffic.

South Fork Miami River Bridge (Logan County, Ohio)
Built 1909
Lost pony truss bridge over South Fork Miami River on TR 49
No longer exists

Spring Creek Branch 1250N Bridge (Iroquois County, Illinois)
Built 1904
Two-span bedstead pony truss bridge over a branch of Spring Creek on 1250N Road
Closed to traffic

Spring Creek Driveway Bridge (Miami County, Ohio)
Built ca. 1880's
Pratt pony truss bridge over Spring Creek on Driveway
Open to traffic

Steamboat Rock Bridge (Hardin County, Iowa)
Possible Builder
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Iowa River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Stellhorn Bridge (Allen County, Indiana)
Built 1885
Lost Whipple through truss bridge over St Marys River on Lower Huntington Road
Replaced by new bridge

Stevenson Road Covered Bridge 35-29-15 (Greene County, Ohio)
Built 1877
Covered bridge over Massies Creek on Stevenson Road (CR 76) in Wilberforce
Open to pedestrians only

Stockheughter Covered Bridge 14-24-05 (Franklin County, Indiana)
Built 1887
Covered bridge over Salt Creek on Enochsburg Road
Open to traffic

Sugar Creek-Frankfort Rd. Bridge (Boone County, Indiana)
Built 1886
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Sugar Creek on CR 500W
Replaced by new bridge

Sycamore Creek TR 13 Bridge (Wyandot County, Ohio)
Built 1900
Lost Through truss bridge over Sycamore Creek on TR 13
Replaced with Warren Polygonal truss

Symmes Creek TR 135 Bridge (Jackson County, Ohio)
Pony truss bridge over Symmes Creek on TR 135
Open to traffic

The Bend Road Bridge (Defiance County, Ohio)
Built 1889
Lost 3 span Pratt through truss bridge over Maumee River on The Bend Road
Replaced by a modern bridge

Tiskilwa Bridge (Bureau County, Illinois)
Built 1884
Lost through truss bridge over Bureau Creek on TR 236 near Tiskilwa
Replaced by modern bridge

TR 58 Bridge (Wyandot County, Ohio)
Built ca. 1890
Pony truss bridge on TR 58
GONE

Turkey Run TR 131 Bridge (Perry County, Ohio)
Built 1900
Truss bridge over Turkey Run on TR 131
Demolished and replaced.

Vermont Covered Bridge 14-34-01 (Howard County, Indiana)
Built 1875
Relocated Smith through truss bridge over Kokomo Creek in Kokomo's Highland Park
Replaced by new bridge, bridge moved to Kokomo's Highland Park across Kokomo Creek.

W&LE - Zoar Bridge (Tuscarawas County, Ohio)
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Tuscarawas River & Ohio & Erie Canal on Wheeling & Lake Erie (1850-1949)
No longer exists

Walnut Street Bridge (Hamilton County, Tennessee)
Built 1891
Six-span through truss bridge over the Tennessee River on Walnut Street in Chattanooga
Open to pedestrians only