Roley School House Covered Bridge 35-23-49

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Columbus Metropolitan Library

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Overview: Multiple Kingpost through truss bridge over Dry land
Location: Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio
Status: Was In Lancaster County Fairgrounds until it blew down 4/2/16.
Future prospects: The bridge is currently in storage. The plan is to rebuild it eventually. It will probably be in a different location, most likely over Fetters Run near Ohio Univ. Lancaster or the High School to join other historic bridges that have already been moved to span this creek.
History: Built 1899 .5 miles north of Baltimore, Ohio over a tributary of Paw-Paw Creek
Design: Multiple Kingpost through truss
Dimensions: Total length: 49.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.72461, -82.60151 (decimal degrees)
39°43'29" N, 82°36'05" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/362744/4398418 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Lancaster
Inventory numbers: WGCB 35-23-49 (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
BH 59600 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Roley School House Covered Bridge 35-23-49

Posted April 4, 2016, by Tony Dillon (spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com)

Perfect time to rebuild this little span over a creek on a trail... Looked lame just sitting on flat land like a barn!

Roley School House Covered Bridge 35-23-49

Posted April 3, 2016, by Will Truax (Bridgewright [at] gmail [dot] com)

Heavily damaged in a high wind event 4.02.16