Helmick Mill Covered Bridge 35-58-35
Facts
- Overview
- Covered bridge over Island Run on Milirk Road (TR 269)
- Location
- Morgan County, Ohio
- Status
- Open to one lane traffic with a weight limit
- History
- Built 1867; rehabilitated 1991
- Design
- Covered Multiple Kingpost through truss
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 33.1 ft.
Total length: 72.2 ft.
Deck width: 11.5 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 9.5 ft.
- Recognition
- Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on February 5, 1999
- Also called
- Island Run Covered Bridge
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +39.71967, -81.94233 (decimal degrees)
39°43'11" N, 81°56'32" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 17/419234/4397068 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Rokeby Lock
- Average daily traffic (as of 2015)
- 209
- Inventory numbers
- ODOT 5832284 (Ohio Dept. of Transportation structure file number)
WGCB 35-58-35 (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
NRHP 99000098 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 28089 (Bridgehunter.com ID) - Inspection report (as of April 2017)
- Overall condition: Good
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 25.4 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com
Update Log
- October 1, 2015: New Street View added by Brandon Cooper
- August 13, 2015: New photos from Bill Eichelberger
- March 15, 2014: Updated by Dave King: Added street view and imported photo
- February 20, 2006: Posted photos from Gregory S. Hamilton
Sources
- Gregory S. Hamilton's Photography
- Dale Travis Covered Bridge List
- Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com
- Bill Eichelberger
- Brandon Cooper
Comments
9-17-2008
PICTURES OF REHAB WORK
Hi,
Way back in the late '50s and early '60s us kids would ride bikes, motorscooters, and anything else that would get us down there to the bridge so we could swim. The hill being too steep and long to pedal up, we had to push our bikes back up the hill to go home. I lived about the farthest away. I had to go west on Morgan County Rd. #3 to the Morgan/Perry county line, which is where we lived at the time. Those days are some of my best memories. Whenever we get back that way and we have enough time, I try to see the old bridge. I don't suppose it's fit to swim in any more. I wonder if there are any plans to do any restorative work on it in the near future? It looks like it could use some! This could be one of, if not the most scenic spot in the county, in my opinion. Still own part of the old (farm?) and hope to move back soon. Thanks, Dick Crum
Pictures taken 9-2-2007
Bridge needs some work
This page's URL is http://bridgehunter.com/oh/morgan/helmick-mill/
It's good to see this bridge being restored. Adding arches may be a bit of an historic compromise, but it allows for removal of the ugly bracing underneath. Does anyone know the best time of year to see this bridge with more water flowing under it? I was in Morgan County in July but wasn't close to this bridge. Would like to get back to see it. I did visit the Barkhurst Mill (Williams) bridge, and despite the fact that it's been abandoned and unmaintained for a long time, it's still in very good shape.