Rating:
60269
{96}%
2 votes
Zanesville Covered Bridge 35-60-43x
Description
First bridge over the Muskingum River in Zanesville, Ohio was a covered toll bridge, completed in 1813, from the East end of Dug Road crossing to the towpath at the foot of Third Street where South Street intersects. Destroyed in the 1913 flood. (From postcard)
Facts
- Overview
- Lost Through truss bridge over Muskingum River on Dug Road (3rd Street)
- Location
- Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio
- Status
- Destroyed by flooding
- History
- Built 1845 ;Destroyed in flood 1913
- Builder
- - Cathernius Buckingham (?)
- Design
- probably Double Multiple Kingpost
- Also called
- Old South Covered Bridge
South Street Covered Bridge
Third Street Covered Bridge
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +39.93710, -82.00903 (decimal degrees)
39°56'14" N, 82°00'33" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
- Approximate UTM coordinates
- 17/413789/4421262 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Zanesville West
- Inventory numbers
- WGCB 35-60-43x (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
BH 60269 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- November 27, 2017: New photo from Dana and Kay Klein
- September 24, 2015: Updated by Brandon Cooper: Added category "Muskingum River"
- July 31, 2014: Photo imported by Brandon Cooper
- April 15, 2014: Updated by Luke Harden: Merged info from other entry
- March 15, 2014: Added by Dave King
There were 3 versions of the Putnam Bridge. 1st wasn't covered and lasted only 2 years. 1813/15.The 2nd version wasn't covered either & was destroyed by fire. The last version of the 3rd St Bridge,,(also known as the South St Bridge), was the only covered bridge built,,lost in 1913.