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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: 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")
Inventory numbers: ODOT 5832284 (Ohio Dept. of Transportation structure feature 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 (as of 02/2005): Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 5.1 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1991): 30

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February 20, 2006: Posted photos from Gregory S. Hamilton

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Helmick Mill Covered Bridge

Posted September 17, 2007, by Richard Crum (dscrum [at] psci [dot] net)

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

Helmick Mill Covered Bridge

Posted September 2, 2007, by Alan Stoneburner (astoneburner [at] dishmail [dot] net)

Pictures taken 9-2-2007

Bridge needs some work

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