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R. F. Baker Covered Bridge

Fairfield County, Ohio
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R.F. Baker Covered Bridge

35-23-33 Side View

Photo taken by Brian McKee in September 2008

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Overview
Covered bridge over a pond at Fairfield Union High School
Location
Fairfield County, Ohio
Status
Open to pedestrians only
History
Built 1871; relocated 1981
Builder
- James Arnold
Design
Covered Multiple Kingpost through truss
Dimensions
Span length: 66.0 ft.
Total length: 66.0 ft.
Also called
Winegardner Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.75066, -82.47104   (decimal degrees)
39°45'02" N, 82°28'16" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/373974/4401118 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Bremen
Inventory numbers
ODOT 2337037 (Ohio Dept. of Transportation structure file number)
BH 27545 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (3,816)
Built 1871 (53)
Built during 1870s (544)
Covered (924)
Fairfield County, Ohio (31)
James Arnold (1)
Multiple Kingpost truss (91)
 Ohio (2,197)
Open to Pedestrians (2,084)
Relocated (364)
Span length 50-75 feet (6,993)
Through truss (9,200)
Total length 50-75 feet (6,893)
Truss (23,559)

Update Log 

  • February 16, 2010: Updated by Anthony Dillon: Added GPS coordinates
  • February 17, 2009: New photos from Brian McKee
  • July 3, 2008: Updated by Anthony Dillon: Builder

Sources 

  • Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com
  • Brian McKee - bjmckee51 [at] yahoo [dot] com

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