Photos
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Side view These photos, taken 2004 by Gregory S. Hamilton, show the restored bridge in its new location |
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Portal |
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Inside view |
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Close-up of truss |
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Historic marker Welcome to Ohio University - Lancaster The John Bridge No. 2 Covered Bridge was built in 1881 by Augustus Borneman. The suspension truss design is known to have been used in only a few bridges in Ohio. The laminated wooden arch was added later. The bridge spanned Poplar Creek near Carroll, Ohio until it was relocated to its present site in 1988. |
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Portal These photos from the Historic American Engineering Record show the bridge when it was still in use (but in poor condition) at its original location [Photos taken July 1986 by Louise Taft Cawood] |
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Facts
- Overview
- Covered bridge relocated to the Ohio University-Lancaster campus in Lancaster
- Location
- Fairfield County, Ohio
- Status
- Open to pedestrians only
- Future prospects
- Preserved
- History
- Originally built 1881 by Augustus Borneman over Poplar Creek on Bish Road near Carroll. Rehabilitated 1913. Relocated 1988.
- Builder
- - August Borneman
- Design
- Primary support: 6-panel, inverted bowstring truss with wrought-iron lower chord and diagonal members, but wooden upper chord and vertical members
Secondary support: Wooden Burr arch, added 1913 - Dimensions
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Total length: 74.0 ft.
- Recognition
- Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on May 28, 1975
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +39.73767, -82.58467 (decimal degrees)
39°44'16" N, 82°35'05" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 17/364213/4399842 (zone/easting/northing)
- USGS topographic map
- Lancaster
- Inventory numbers
- ODOT 2337304 (Ohio Dept. of Transportation structure feature number)
WGCB 35-23-10 (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
NRHP 75001393 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 27541 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- July 4, 2008: Updated by Anthony Dillon
- November 7, 2005: Posted photos from Gregory S. Hamilton
Sources
- Gregory S. Hamilton - g40ham [at] aol [dot] com
- HAER OH-45 - John Bright No. 2 Covered Bridge
- Dale Travis Covered Bridge List
- Anthony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com