Blacklick Covered Bridge

Photos

Lancaster Eagle Gazette: September 1 1977

BH Photo #511309

Despite talks of repairing the old landmark it was replaced with a modern bridge. The road now carries in excess of 13,000 cars a day.

Overview: Lost Howe through truss bridge over Blacklick Creek on Tussing Road
Location: Fairfield County, Ohio
Status: Collapsed
History: Built 1888; Collapsed 1977; Replaced 1980
Builder: - Hocking Valley Bridge Works of Lancaster, Ohio
Design: Howe through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 124.0 ft.
Total length: 138.0 ft.
Deck width: 15.6 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 15.6 ft.
Also called: Tussing Road Covered Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.92887, -82.79252 (decimal degrees)
39°55'44" N, 82°47'33" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/346828/4421401 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number: BH 94949 (Bridgehunter.com ID)